cuss meaning and definition

CUSS noun

Definition of cuss (noun)

1. a persistently annoying person
   • synonyms: blighter, gadfly, pest, pesterer
2. a boy or man
   • "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
   • synonyms: blighter, bloke, chap, fella, feller, fellow, gent, lad
3. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
   • "expletives were deleted"
   • synonyms: curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword

CUSS verb

Definition of cuss (verb)

1. utter obscenities or profanities
   • "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
   • synonyms: blaspheme, curse, imprecate, swear