Cuss
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Cuss may be:
- CUSS I, the name of the first drilling ship
- An acronym meaning "Common Use Self ServiceCommon Use Self ServiceCommon Use Self Service or CUSS is a shared kiosk offering check-in facilities to passengers without the need for ground staff. The CUSS can be used by several participating airlines in a single terminal....
" standard - A Creole word used in the English Caribbean as a synonym for argue. Another word used is the word 'buse', e.g. "Jonny meh just hear Eddna and Ralphy ah cuss cuss cuss like dem Ah go war.": translation: "Jonny, I overheard Eddna and Ralphy arguing."
- An American euphemismEuphemismA euphemism is the substitution of a mild, inoffensive, relatively uncontroversial phrase for another more frank expression that might offend or otherwise suggest something unpleasant to the audience...
, short for "curse" but referring to profanityProfanityProfanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, desecrating, or other forms.The...
, which may be related to the Creole use above