"'scuse" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Aphetic form of excuse. Etymology templates: {{m|en|excuse}} excuse Head templates: {{en-interj}} 'scuse
  1. (colloquial) Excuse me. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-'scuse-en-intj--hIFh87w Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 63 14 23 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 67 12 21 Disambiguation of English terms with redundant sortkeys: 73 10 17 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 41 22 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scuse

Noun

IPA: /skjuːs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-'scuse.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-'scuse.wav [UK] Forms: 'scuses [plural]
Rhymes: -uːz, -uːs Etymology: Aphetic form of excuse. Etymology templates: {{m|en|excuse}} excuse Head templates: {{en-noun}} 'scuse (plural 'scuses)
  1. (colloquial) An excuse. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-'scuse-en-noun-VsU2hqWB Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 41 22 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scuse

Verb

IPA: /skjuːz/ Forms: 'scuses [present, singular, third-person], 'scusing [participle, present], 'scused [participle, past], 'scused [past]
Etymology: Aphetic form of excuse. Etymology templates: {{m|en|excuse}} 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 Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 41 22 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scuse

Inflected forms

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