cuz

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/kʌz//kɒz/unstressed/kəz//ˈkʌz/

noun

A cousin.

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Meanings

cuz1

adverbcuz (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableInformal spelling of 'cause (“because”).
conjunction
  1. informalInformal spelling of 'cause (“because”).

    "(W)ho knows I wanted her dead? cuz i only told u and (D.B.) so unless u told someone ..."

    2009 March 10, Rosie DiManno, “Murder reduced to infantile online postings”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2009

cuz2

nouncuz (plural cuzzes)

plural cuzzes · alternative cous

  1. informalA cousin.
  2. informalFriendly term of address.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
becuz

Origin

Short for cousin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cuz

wasbecauseozbuzzcozfuzzpozLozabuzzcoussozrozzbruzbruzz'causemuzzschnozz
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Cite this entry
APA

cuz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuz

MLA

“cuz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuz.

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