1.  cuss(n = noun.person) blighter, gadfly, pest, pesterer - a persistently annoying person;
is a kind of persecutor, tormenter, tormentor
has particulars: nudnick, nudnik

2.  cuss(n = noun.person) blighter, bloke, chap, fella, feller, fellow, gent, lad - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
is a kind of male, male person
has particulars: dog

3.  cuss(n = noun.communication) curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
is a kind of profanity
Derived form verb cuss₁

   cuss(v = verb.communication) blaspheme, curse, imprecate, swear - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
is one way to express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
Derived form noun cuss₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

cuss, n. & v. colloq.
--n.
1 a curse.
2 usu. derog. a person; a creature.
--v.tr. & intr. curse.

Idiom:
cuss-word US a swear-word.

Etymology:
var. of CURSE

cuss out