cuss out

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cuss out

verb cusses out · cussing out · cussed out

US, informal, transitive To berate (someone or something) using profane language; to swear at (someone or something), especially at length. [A]fter winning a berth on the U.S. Davis Cup team, he was dropped from the competition for the ungentlemanly way in which he cussed out a ball boy.
Similar: curse out

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@misc{cuss_out_2026,
  title = {cuss out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuss%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}