'scuse

//skjuːz// intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An excuse. colloquial

    "Oh! she said we must get our 'scuses — the rule, you know."

Verb
  1. 1
    Excuse. colloquial, transitive

    "'Scuse me, when is the bus due?"

Intj
  1. 1
    Excuse me. colloquial

    "'Scuse, can I come past?"

Example

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"'Scuse me, when is the bus due?"

Etymology

Apheretic form of excuse.

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