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cuz

/kʌz/

More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations

unstressed/kəz/

cuz is the informal spelling of 'cause.

Noun

IPA/ˈkʌz/

cuz (plural cuzzes)

  1. (informal) A cousin.
  2. (informal) Friendly term of address.

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

Forms of cuz

pluralcuzzes
alternative formcous

Origin of cuz

Short for cousin.

Words formed from cuz

Words that rhyme with cuz

3 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about cuz

What does cuz mean?
Cuz means a cousin.
What is cuz the informal spelling of?
Cuz is the informal spelling of 'cause.
What part of speech is cuz?
Cuz is a noun.
How do you pronounce cuz?
Cuz is pronounced /kʌz/.
What is the plural of cuz?
The plural of cuz is cuzzes.

Words near cuz in the dictionary

  1. Cuyultitán
  2. Cuyuni
  3. cuyunite
  4. Cuyunon
  5. Cuyuní
  6. cuz
  7. Cuzceno
  8. Cuzcenos
  9. Cuzco
  10. Cuzcos
  11. Cuzdrioara

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cuz (page history and authors); 'cause (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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