cussfest

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cuss +‎ -fest

Noun[edit]

cussfest (plural cussfests)

  1. (US, slang) An event or situation characterized by a great deal of swearing.
    • 1936, Locomotive Engineers Journal, volume 70, page 37:
      After the usual explanations and cussfest it was discovered that, aside from broken headlights and knocked down pilots, no other damage was done.
    • 2007, Susan Reinhardt, Don't Sleep with A Bubba: Unless Your Eggs Are in Wheelchairs:
      He hunches at the computer when there are seconds left to bid and his fingers itch to be the top bidder as he pounces and types in his offer and typically wins and then starts up the cussfests he used to have during Internet checkers.