- cuss (n.)
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[cuss 词源字典] - 1775, American English dialectal, "troublesome person or animal," an alteration of curse (n.), or else a shortening of the slang sense of customer.[cuss etymology, cuss origin, 英语词源]
- cuss (v.)
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- "to say bad words," 1815, alteration of curse (v.). Related: Cussed; cussing. To cuss out attested by 1881.