noun
- curse words or profane expressions
- stubborn or difficult people
Usage: informal
Usage: informal; regional
verb
- swears or uses profane language
Usage: informal
Examples
- He cusses whenever he hits his thumb with a hammer.
- She never cusses in front of her children.
- The old farmer cusses at the weather every morning.
- Those cusses he muttered under his breath were barely audible.
- The coach told the players to watch their cusses during interviews.
- Those old cusses at the diner always complain about everything.
- He’s one of those lovable cusses who means well despite his gruff manner.