1. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
   "He let out a cuss when he hit his thumb with the hammer";
   - curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cussword [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
   "The telemarketer became a real cuss, calling multiple times a day";
   - pest, blighter [Brit, informal], pesterer, gadfly, vexer, annoyer
    
3. A boy or man
   "he's a likable cuss";
   - chap [Brit, informal], fellow, feller [non-standard], fella [informal], lad [informal], gent [informal], blighter [Brit, informal], bloke [Brit, informal], boyo [UK, Ireland], bucko [informal], dog [informal]

1. Utter obscenities or profanities
   "The drunken men were cussing loudly in the street";
   - curse, blaspheme, swear, imprecate, eff [Brit, informal], eff and blind [Brit]

Derived forms: cussed, cussing, cusses

Type of: express, give tongue to, male, male person, persecutor, profanity, tormenter, tormentor, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Cuss