cuss
1. a persistently annoying person (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
pest, blighter, pesterer, gadfly
• Derivationally related forms:
pester (for: pesterer)
• Hypernyms:
tormentor, tormenter, persecutor
• Hyponyms:
nudnik, nudnick
2. a boy or man (Freq. 1)
- that chap is your host
- there's a fellow at the door
- he's a likable cuss
- he's a good bloke
• Syn:
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad,
gent, blighter, bloke
• Hypernyms:
male, male person
• Hyponyms:
dog
3. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- expletives were deleted
• Syn:
curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword
• Derivationally related forms:
swear (for: swearing), curse (for: curse)
• Hypernyms:
profanity
utter obscenities or profanities (Freq. 1)
- The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
• Syn:
curse, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
• Derivationally related forms:
swearer (for: swear), swearing (for: swear), curse (for: curse)
• Hypernyms:
express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
• Verb Group:
blaspheme
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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