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cussin'

cussin' is the pronunciation spelling of cussing.

Meaning of cussing

Noun

cussing (plural cussings)

  1. (US) The act of one who cusses, or uses bad language.
    • […] the whining Yankee cussings, the spluttering Dutchman's swearings, and the imitative intonations of the Celestial.1888, Hubert Howe Bancroft, California Inter Pocula

Origin of cussin'

* cuss (American English dialect pronunciation of curse) + -in'

Questions about cussin'

What is cussin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Cussin' is the pronunciation spelling of cussing.

Words near cussin' in the dictionary

  1. cusses out
  2. Cusseta
  3. cussfest
  4. cussfests
  5. Cussin
  6. cussin'
  7. cussing
  8. cussing out
  9. cussingly
  10. cussings
  11. Cussins

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