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cous¹

  • /ˈkʌz/

Sounds like cuz · Rhymes with -ʌz

Where it comes from

Clipping of cousin.

noun couses · cuz

  1. UK, US, informal cousin (usually as a term of address, but not necessarily towards one's cousin)

cous²

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of kouse

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"cous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cous

Chicago

"cous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cous.

BibTeX
@misc{cous_2026,
  title = {cous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}