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cussing

[kuhs-ing] / ˈkʌs ɪŋ /






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“But that’ll die out if there’s no emotional current underneath. The cussing has context. As long as there is an emotional story underneath the bells and whistles of cussing, then that works.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

Is cussing a part of communication for Scientology believers, one officially sanctioned or dictated?

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022

“They are under attack constantly,” he said, noting that police officers decades ago could “arrest someone for cussing them out,” until court rulings curtailed such police powers.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2021

Partly because so much of the audio was cut out for cussing, it wasn’t the best-sounding Grammy performance, but it was probably the most alive moment of the night.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2019

Grandma Smith was a West Texas flapper who loved dancing and cussing and horses.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls


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