"'scuse" meaning in English

See 'scuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Aphetic form of excuse. Head templates: {{en-interj}} 'scuse
  1. (colloquial) Excuse me. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-'scuse-en-intj--hIFh87w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 15 25 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 73 10 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 77 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 19 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 13 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scuse

Noun

IPA: /skjuːs/ Forms: 'scuses [plural]
Rhymes: -uːz, -uːs Etymology: Aphetic form of excuse. Head templates: {{en-noun}} 'scuse (plural 'scuses)
  1. (colloquial) An excuse. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-'scuse-en-noun-VsU2hqWB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scuse

Verb

IPA: /skjuːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-'scuse.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-'scuse.wav Forms: 'scuses [present, singular, third-person], 'scusing [participle, present], 'scused [participle, past], 'scused [past]
Etymology: Aphetic form of excuse. Head templates: {{en-verb}} 'scuse (third-person singular simple present 'scuses, present participle 'scusing, simple past and past participle 'scused)
  1. (transitive, colloquial) Excuse. Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-'scuse-en-verb-cN2pSE0j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scuse

Inflected forms

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