"cuz" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /kəz/, /kʌz/, /kɒz/ Audio: En-au-'cuz.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -əz, -ʌz, -ɒz Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} cuz (not comparable)
  1. Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”). Tags: alt-of, informal, not-comparable Alternative form of: 'cause (extra: because)
    Sense id: en-cuz-en-adv-rBX8R7zP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

IPA: /kəz/, /kʌz/, /kɒz/ Audio: En-au-'cuz.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -əz, -ʌz, -ɒz Head templates: {{en-con}} cuz
  1. Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”). Tags: alt-of, informal Alternative form of: 'cause (extra: because)
    Sense id: en-cuz-en-conj-rBX8R7zP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌz/ Forms: cuzzes [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌz Etymology: Short for cousin. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cousin}} cousin Head templates: {{en-noun|cuzzes}} cuz (plural cuzzes)
  1. (informal) cousin (usually as a term of address, but not necessarily towards one's cousin) Tags: informal Synonyms: cous
    Sense id: en-cuz-en-noun-syjbJ-BO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 79 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 5 5 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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