cuss word in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuss words",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "cuss word (plural cuss words)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Curse word or phrase."
      ],
      "id": "en-cuss_word-en-noun-8IP3OGly",
      "links": [
        [
          "Curse word",
          "curse word"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Curse word or phrase."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cussword"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-cuss word.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/47/En-au-cuss_word.ogg/En-au-cuss_word.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/En-au-cuss_word.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuss word"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuss words",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "cuss word (plural cuss words)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Curse word or phrase."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Curse word",
          "curse word"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Curse word or phrase."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-cuss word.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/47/En-au-cuss_word.ogg/En-au-cuss_word.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/En-au-cuss_word.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cussword"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuss word"
}

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"cuss word" meaning in English

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