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cuss C0823300 (kŭs) Informal intr. & tr.v. cussed, cuss·ing, cuss·es To curse or curse at.n.1. A curse.2. A stubborn or annoying person or animal. [Alteration of curse.]cuss (kʌs) n1. a curse; oath2. a person or animal, esp an annoying onevb another word for curse8, curse9cuss (kʌs) Informal. v.i. 1. to use profanity; curse; swear. v.t. 2. to swear at; curse. n. 3. a profane or obscene word; curse. 4. a person or animal: a strange old cuss. [1765–75, Amer.; variant of curse] cuss′er, n. cuss Past participle: cussed Gerund: cussing
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I cuss | you cuss | he/she/it cusses | we cuss | you cuss | they cuss |
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I cussed | you cussed | he/she/it cussed | we cussed | you cussed | they cussed |
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I am cussing | you are cussing | he/she/it is cussing | we are cussing | you are cussing | they are cussing |
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I have cussed | you have cussed | he/she/it has cussed | we have cussed | you have cussed | they have cussed |
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I was cussing | you were cussing | he/she/it was cussing | we were cussing | you were cussing | they were cussing |
Past Perfect |
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I had cussed | you had cussed | he/she/it had cussed | we had cussed | you had cussed | they had cussed |
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I will cuss | you will cuss | he/she/it will cuss | we will cuss | you will cuss | they will cuss |
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I will have cussed | you will have cussed | he/she/it will have cussed | we will have cussed | you will have cussed | they will have cussed |
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I will be cussing | you will be cussing | he/she/it will be cussing | we will be cussing | you will be cussing | they will be cussing |
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I have been cussing | you have been cussing | he/she/it has been cussing | we have been cussing | you have been cussing | they have been cussing |
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I will have been cussing | you will have been cussing | he/she/it will have been cussing | we will have been cussing | you will have been cussing | they will have been cussing |
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I had been cussing | you had been cussing | he/she/it had been cussing | we had been cussing | you had been cussing | they had been cussing |
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I would cuss | you would cuss | he/she/it would cuss | we would cuss | you would cuss | they would cuss |
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I would have cussed | you would have cussed | he/she/it would have cussed | we would have cussed | you would have cussed | they would have cussed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cuss - a persistently annoying person blighter, gadfly, pesterer, pestnudnick, nudnik - (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pestpersecutor, tormenter, tormentor - someone who torments | | 2. | cuss - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"bloke, chap, fella, fellow, lad, blighter, gent, fellermale person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babiesdog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog" | | 3. | cuss - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearwordprofanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action | Verb | 1. | cuss - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"blaspheme, curse, swear, imprecateblaspheme - speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
cussverb1. Informal. To invoke evil or injury upon:anathematize, curse, damn, imprecate.Archaic: execrate, maledict.2. Informal. To use profane or obscene language:blaspheme, curse, damn, swear.nounInformal. A profane or obscene term:blasphemy, curse, epithet, expletive, oath, swearword.Translationscuss
cuss a blue streakTo use profane language with great rapidity and intensity. My dad cussed a blue streak after he found out I'd put a dent in his car.See also: blue, cuss, streakcuss outTo use profane language as a reprimand or attack. I cussed out the driver that nearly backed into my car.See also: cuss, outnot give a tinker's cussrude slang To not care about, or have any interest in, someone or something. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Fred does not give a tinker's cuss about what anyone else thinks of him.See also: cuss, give, notcuss a blue streakRur. to curse a great deal. When she dropped the brick on her toe, she cussed a blue streak. Bill could cuss a blue streak by the time he was eight years old.See also: blue, cuss, streakcuss someone outto curse at someone. Dad cussed me out for losing the money he gave me. The little kid cussed out his brother, shocking his grandmother.See also: cuss, outnot give a tinker's damnFig. not to care at all. (A tinker's damn or dam may be a worthless curse from a tinker or a small dam or barrier used to contain molten metal.) I don't give a tinker's damn whether you go or not!See also: damn, give, notnot give a tinker's damn or not give a tinker's cuss INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you say that you don't give a tinker's damn or don't give a tinker's cuss about something or someone, you mean that you do not care about them at all. Most of these people couldn't give a tinker's damn about the students. For 50 weeks of the year, the great British public couldn't give a tinker's cuss about tennis. Note: You can also say that someone or something is not worth a tinker's damn when you think they are of no value. The real truth is you haven't been worth a tinker's damn all week.See also: damn, give, notCUSS
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CUSS➣Common Use Self Service | CUSS➣Council of University System Staff (University of Maryland) | CUSS➣Cisco Unity Support Specialist (technology consultant) | CUSS➣Cambridge University Scientific Society (UK) | CUSS➣College Undergraduate Stress Scale (psychology) | CUSS➣Cambridge University Socialist Society (now Cambridge Universities Labour Club; UK) |
cuss
Synonyms for cussverb to invoke evil or injury uponSynonyms- anathematize
- curse
- damn
- imprecate
- execrate
- maledict
verb to use profane or obscene languageSynonymsnoun a profane or obscene termSynonyms- blasphemy
- curse
- epithet
- expletive
- oath
- swearword
Synonyms for cussnoun a persistently annoying personSynonyms- blighter
- gadfly
- pesterer
- pest
Related Words- nudnick
- nudnik
- persecutor
- tormenter
- tormentor
noun a boy or manSynonyms- bloke
- chap
- fella
- fellow
- lad
- blighter
- gent
- feller
Related Wordsnoun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or angerSynonyms- curse
- curse word
- expletive
- oath
- swearing
- swearword
Related Wordsverb utter obscenities or profanitiesSynonyms- blaspheme
- curse
- swear
- imprecate
Related Words- blaspheme
- give tongue to
- utter
- express
- verbalise
- verbalize
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