outcuss
A US colloquial verb meaning to surpass someone in the volume or creativity of cursing -- to out-swear them.
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A US colloquial verb meaning to surpass someone in the volume or creativity of cursing -- to out-swear them. The 'out-' prefix applied to 'cuss' follows a productive pattern in English (outrun, outfox, outsell) that creates competitive verbs. The word is informal and lightly humorous, implying a competition in something socially frowned upon. A verb that creates its own competitive framing.
She could outcuss any of the sailors on the dock and didn't need them to know it.
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American colloquial verb meaning to surpass someone in the art of cursing — to out-swear them so thoroughly that they run out of expletives first. Outcuss is competitive profanity, and there's something almost admirable about the concept. If you get into a heated argument and your opponent goes silent first, you've officially outcussed them. It's colorful, a little absurd, and very American.
My uncle could outcuss any sailor we'd ever met, and he was proud of it.
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(US, colloquial) To outcurse.
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