Why do people say cuss instead of Curse?

Question

Cuss seems a bit weird for me. Cursing sounds more proper. Why do people say cuss? O_O

Answer 1

Rednecks

Answer 2

I think people who say cuss instead of curse also say goldarn it instead of God dammit. (They might even say, Oh, fudge!)

Cuss is a colloquialism. As a verb, it means curse. As a noun, it means 1) a curse; 2) a person or creature (usually derog.). Cuss-word is a US term for swear-word or curse.

Answer 3

idk. i haven't really thought about it

i guess to me "cuss" refers to a swear word, while "curse" sounds more like a threat.

Answer 4

don't know, its just an abbreviation like others...

Answer 5

I do not f***ing know

Answer 6

It is just a slang or casual word for cuss.

Answer 7

You will find more religious people say cuss because curse is well....duh a curse.

Answer 8

"Curse" is generally like the word curse. If you curse at someone, it (sort of) means that you want give them a curse. You probably don't, but that's what the word means.

"Cuss" is simply a verb meaning "to say a swear word."

Answer 9

cuss and curse mean the same thing.-blurey

Answer 10

A curse would be, "d**n you to h**l."  Cussing would be. "Oh Sh-t!"

A curse is asking a higher power to do something bad to you.  To cuss is to spit out bad words as an exclamation.