Definition of "cuss" [cuss]

• To curse or curse at. (verb-transitive)
• A curse. (noun)
• An odd or perverse person or creature. (noun)

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• ""And the way he can cuss is simply God-awful," Big Bill testified."
• "Q: Why did you decide to pepper the word cuss throughout the film; where did that idea come from?"
• "Just ask my boyfriend, who is constantly elbowing me every time I cuss, which is all too often."