cuss
To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanelyTo use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
» I've never heard Tom cuss.
Я ніколи не чув, щоб Том лаявся. — deniko
Я ніколи не чула, щоб Том лаявся. — deniko
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1 senses(US, colloquial)To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
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руга́тьсяrugátʹsja
- utter obscenities or profanities
Examples
50 sentencesTranslations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
An American English variant of curse; for a similar phonetic development, compare ass (“buAn 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). Etymology 1, noun sense 3 (“fellow, person”) is from the replacement of a derogatory or affectionate curse word like bitch in son of a bitch with the word cuss, after etymology 1, noun sense 2 (“curse word”).
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Forms
cusses, cussing, cussed, cussedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.