cuss C2+ Topic:People & Society Also spelled cussin US /kʌs/ UK /kʌs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to swear or curse; informally, an awkward person or creature He started to cuss when he stubbed his toe. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to swear or curse;... swearcurseblaspheme ↔ Opposites bless Word family Derived forms cussedcussing Related forms curse Etymology AI details An American English colloquial alteration of 'curse', dating from the early 19th century; the noun sense 'fellow, creature' is a variant of 'customer'. curs Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cuss **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kʌs/ **IPA (UK):** /kʌs/ ## Meanings 1. to swear or curse; informally, an awkward person or creature ## Examples - He started to cuss when he stubbed his toe. ## Synonyms - swear - curse - blaspheme ## Antonyms - bless ## Derived Forms - cussed - cussing ## Related Forms - curse ## Roots and Affixes - Root: curs ## Etymology An American English colloquial alteration of 'curse', dating from the early 19th century; the noun sense 'fellow, creature' is a variant of 'customer'. ## AI Etymology Cuss is an American English colloquial alteration of 'curse', dating from the early 19th century; the noun sense 'fellow, creature' is a variant of 'customer'. Important recorded forms include curs (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to swear or curse; informally, an awkward person or creature. The wider family includes derived forms such as cussed and cussing and related words such as curse. ## Topics - People & Society markdown