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cuss
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cuss, n. & v. colloq.
--n.
1 a curse.
2 usu. derog. a person; a creature.
--v.tr. & intr. curse.
--n.
1 a curse.
2 usu. derog. a person; a creature.
--v.tr. & intr. curse.
Idiom
cuss-word US a swear-word.
Etymology
var. of CURSE
THESAURUS
cuss
bloke, boy, buck, chap, curse, curse and swear, cuss word, damn, dirty name, dirty word, dysphemism, dysphemize, epithet, execrate, expletive, fellow, foul invective, gent, guy, he, imprecate, man, naughty word, no-no, oath, obscenity, profane oath, scatologize, swear, swearword, talk dirtyFor further exploring for "cuss" in Webster Dictionary Online