cuss

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kʌs/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /kʊs/ Rhymes: -ʌs === Etymology 1 === An American English variant of curse; for a similar phonetic development, compare ass (“buttocks”), from arse, in which the r was originally pronounced (as in curse). ==== Verb ==== cuss (third-person singular simple present cusses, present participle cussing, simple past and past participle cussed) (chiefly US, colloquial) To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== cuss (plural cusses) (chiefly US, colloquial) A curse. (chiefly US, colloquial) A curse word. (chiefly US, colloquial) Fellow, person. (From the replacement of a derogatory or affectionate cuss (“curse word”) like son of a bitch with the word cuss.) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of customer. ==== Noun ==== cuss (plural cusses) (dated, chiefly US, colloquial) A fellow, person. === Anagrams === SCSU, SCUs