cuss out
cuss out verb: to berate (someone or something) using profane language; to swear at (someone or something), especially at length.
Verb
cuss out (third-person singular simple present cusses out, present participle cussing out, simple past and past participle cussed out)
- To berate (someone or something) using profane language; to swear at (someone or something), especially at length.
- [A]fter winning a berth on the U.S. Davis Cup team, he was dropped from the competition for the ungentlemanly way in which he cussed out a ball boy.1969 January 3, “Tennis: That Special Feeling”, in Time, retrieved 19 Apr 2014
- "[H]e was cussing me out just like he had before. Calling me every filthy name in the book."1972, Stuart Hunter Palmer, The Violent Society, →ISBN, page 46
- Synonyms:
- curse out
Synonyms of cuss out
Forms of cuss out
| third-person singular present | cusses out |
|---|---|
| present participle | cussing out |
| past participle | cussed out |
| past | cussed out |
Questions about cuss out
- What does cuss out mean?
- Cuss out means to berate (someone or something) using profane language; to swear at (someone or something), especially at length.
- What part of speech is cuss out?
- Cuss out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cuss out?
- The past tense of cuss out is cussed out.
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