cuss

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.

   • I went over the fence like a shot, and ran like one o'clock for the trap, cussing and swearing as I went.
2. 2

   A curse.

3. 3

   A curse word.

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   1. 4

      Fellow, person. (From the replacement of a derogatory or affectionate cuss (“curse word”)…

      Fellow, person. (From the replacement of a derogatory or affectionate cuss (“curse word”) like son of a bitch with the word cuss.)

      • Biggest rascal [...] and the most likable cuss I've run up against in a year.
      • Polybius was a determined cuss and he kept at the fruit cart until he saved enough to start a regular fruit store.
      • In fact, I'd like to recommend that every village and town go out of its way to make sure it still has an ornery cuss in its midst. [...] Wanted: More Ornery Cusses Prime Fathers
   2. 5

      A fellow, person.

      • "Proud young cuss, aren't you?" "Apparently - I don't know." "Or is it you are just pig-headed?"
      • Talk about the boy saying to the girl, “Golly, baby, I’m a lucky cuss!”

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