- cussword
- noun Date: 1872 1. swearword 2. a term of abuse ; a derogatory term
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cussword
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cussword — /kus werrd /, n. Informal. See curse word. [1870 75, Amer.; CUSS + WORD] * * * … Universalium
cussword — noun Curse word or phrase … Wiktionary
cussword — n. swearword … English contemporary dictionary
cussword — cuss•word [[t]ˈkʌsˌwɜrd[/t]] n. Informal. curse 4) • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
cussword — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : cuss 1 2. : a term of abuse : a derogatory term in its lexicon, “academic” and “bookish” are sort of cusswords W.L.Miller * * * /kus werrd /, n. Informal. See curse word. [1870 75, Amer.; CUSS + WORD] * * * … Useful english dictionary
oath — n 1. promise, pledge, vow, avowal, guarantee, warrant, assurance; troth, word, word of honor, faith, Archaic. plight; statement, declaration, attestation, adjuration; averment, asseveration, pronouncement, avouchment, Inf. say so, Latin, ipse… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
swear-word — n expletive, four letter word, curse, oath, obscenity, profanity, blasphemy, swearing, bad language, foul language FORMAL imprecation SLANG cuss; N Am cussword … Useful english dictionary
cuss|word — «KUHS WURD», noun. Informal. a word used to express a curse or oath: »The epithet should not…be taken as a political cussword (Economist) … Useful english dictionary
