cussword

[ kuhs-wurd ]

noun

, Informal.

1. curse word.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cussword¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; cuss + word

Example Sentences

Clicks and the occasional cussword fill the air in the eSports Nexus, a room in Morningside’s Roadman Hall.

From Washington Times

Setting hot revelers ablaze above Mustard’s sibilant, minimal beats, YG offered a lesson in the cussword's grammatical versatility while presenting songs from his new album, "My Crazy Life."

From Los Angeles Times

"Jeezum" was variously described as a polite Vermont cussword and as a description of Jeffords' halting, modest speaking manner, "Aw jeez, um."

From Reuters

Unfortunately, Google has also become essentially a tool for the creation and perpetuation of lousy journalism thanks to the huge role it has played in turning an incredibly safe and well-regulated industrial process – hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” as it has come to be known – into a veritable cussword in the American lexicon.

From Forbes

Then, drawing the obnoxious missive from his pocket, he tore it open, with something that sounded very like a “cussword,” and spread the sheet out on the table before him.

From Project Gutenberg