cussverb [ I ]
uk/kʌs/us/kʌs/mainly US old-fashioned informalto say words that are not polite because you are angry
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curse verb
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Swearing and blasphemy
- bad language
- blasphemous
- blasphemy
- damn
- dirty word
- eff
- expletive
- four-letter word
- imprecation
- profane
- profanity
- strong language
- swear
- swear like a trooper idiom
- swear word
- swearing
- the F-word
- trooper
- wash
- wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water) idiom
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cussnoun [ C ]
uk/kʌs/us/kʌs/US old-fashioned informala person of the bad type mentioned:
Tom's an awkward/stupid/irritable (old) cuss!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unpleasant people in general
- a dog in the manger idiom
- a nasty piece of work idiom
- a tough/hard nut idiom
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- bad lot
- intruder
- know-all
- know-it-all
- leech
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
- roadman
- rotter
- runt
- sadist
- scum
- twat
- undesirables
- vermin
- villain
- villain of the piece idiom
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