[no obj] US, informal : to use offensive words when you speak : curse
▪ She started to yell and cuss as soon as she saw him.
▪ She started to yell and cuss as soon as she saw him.
cuss out [phrasal verb]
cuss (someone) out or cuss out (someone) US, informal : to say angry and offensive words to (someone)
▪ He cussed me out for crashing his pickup truck. ▪ We got cussed out [=cursed out] by the boss for missing the deadline.
▪ He cussed me out for crashing his pickup truck. ▪ We got cussed out [=cursed out] by the boss for missing the deadline.







