as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
a man who has never uttered a single cuss
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Recent Examples of cuss
Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
How many f**king cuss words are in these sh**ty video games, anyway?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2014
Nashville Tennessean, 2 Feb. 2024
Melissa shoos Archie into a room upstairs before he gets cussed out or worse (a stern lecture from Jacob).
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Betty Sykes didn’t give a cuss what came out of her mouth—and much of it was cusses—or who listened.
—Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
How many f**king cuss words are in these sh**ty video games, anyway?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2014
Verb
The right move for Kiffin would have been to show Rollins some sympathy, or at the very least talk to him without cussing and yelling.
—Nashville Tennessean, 2 Feb. 2024
Melissa shoos Archie into a room upstairs before he gets cussed out or worse (a stern lecture from Jacob).
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuss
Noun
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Glamour is a gift and a curse as Venus and Neptune align.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Google / Ars Technica A cathartic curse eliminates the AI Overview in the results.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Hours after he was sworn into office, Trump signed an executive order giving him more power over career federal workers.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Shannon Lancaster, the wife of the Cabarrus County Republican Party chair, was sworn into office this week despite a formal complaint made against the appointment.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Academy didn’t seem to mind, awarding the film 13 Oscar nods, the most for any non-English language film in history.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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During its time of suspension, Thomas said the district along with the cities and law enforcement agencies, wrote letters in support of SROs to the legislature requesting to change language in the law to be able to bring back SROs into schools to ensure students and staff safety.—
Jacqueline Devine,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One study, published in 2014 by other researchers in the field, found that curse words on Twitter, now known as X, appeared in 7.7 percent of posts, with profanity representing about 1 in every 10 words on the platform.—
Matt Richtel,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Animal Noises The original poster (OP) explained that the group of seven young diners was rowdy, using excessive profanity and making animal noises while ordering the most expensive entrees and desserts.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The show’s interrogation of conservative history is rigorous and occasionally peppered with expletives, but the exchanges with guests are nuanced and civil.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Sound quality is exceptional, and the microphone won't miss a single expletive in your heated gaming moments.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuss. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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