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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who cusses, or uses bad language. US

   "[…] the whining Yankee cussings, the spluttering Dutchman's swearings, and the imitative intonations of the Celestial."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of cuss form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

bad languageblasphemyblasphemyblue languagecursingdirty language

Example

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"A lot of banging and cussing could be heard coming out of the garage when Tom was trying to fix the lawnmower."

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