"cuzz" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kʌz/
Rhymes: -ʌz Etymology: Clipping of cousin. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|cousin}} Clipping of cousin Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cuzz (uncountable)
  1. (US, informa) Alternative form of cuz (“friendly address to one's real or fictive-kin cousin”) Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: cuz (extra: friendly address to one's real or fictive-kin cousin)
    Sense id: en-cuzz-en-noun-86DKtxDp Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kʌz/
Rhymes: -ʌz Etymology: Blend of chopped + huzz. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|chopped|huzz}} Blend of chopped + huzz Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cuzz (uncountable)
  1. (US, slang, African-American Vernacular, often offensive) A woman regarded as unattractive. Tags: US, offensive, often, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cuzz-en-noun-gH5bHLFj Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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