cuss | ||
1. | [ noun ] a boy or man | |
Synonyms: | fellow lad fella chap blighter feller gent | |
Examples: | "that chap is your host" "there's a fellow at the door" "he's a likable cuss" |
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Related terms: | male dog | |
2. | [ noun ] a persistently annoying person | |
Synonyms: | gadfly blighter pesterer pest | |
Related terms: | tormentor nudnick tease | |
3. | [ verb ] utter obscenities or profanities | |
Synonyms: | swear curse blaspheme imprecate | |
Examples: | "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" |
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Related terms: | express blaspheme curse swearer | |
4. | [ noun ] profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | |
Synonyms: | oath curse swearing expletive swearword curse_word | |
Examples: | "expletives were deleted" |
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Related terms: | profanity curse | |
Similar spelling: |
cusk cushy cusco cushaw cuisse Cuc cuke |