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cussword

American  
[kuhs-wurd] / ˈkʌsˌwɜrd /

noun

Informal.

  1. curse word.

Etymology

Origin of cussword

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

Example Sentences

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It was what the I.L.A. uses as a cussword: "automation."

From Time Magazine Archive

Strafe has become a noun, a verb, an adjective, a cussword, and a term of greeting.

From My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form by Palmer, Frederick

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