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'cuz

'cuz is the informal spelling of 'cause.

Meaning of 'cause

Conjunction

'cause

  1. (colloquial) Apheretic form of because.
    • I'me forc'd to love thee now,
      'Cause thou provid'st so carefully for my honor1622 (first performance), Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, The Changeling: […], London: […] [Thomas Newcombe] for Humphrey Moseley, […], published 1653, →OCLC, Act V, signature H2, verso

Questions about 'cuz

What is 'cuz the informal spelling of?
'cuz is the informal spelling of 'cause.

Words near 'cuz in the dictionary

  1. 'cue
  2. 'cues
  3. 'cule
  4. 'cumber
  5. 'cumbers
  6. 'cuz
  7. 'cuzzi
  8. 'cuzzis
  9. 'd
  10. 'd best
  11. 'd better

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