See also: scuse

English

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Etymology

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Aphetic form of excuse.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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'scuse (third-person singular simple present 'scuses, present participle 'scusing, simple past and past participle 'scused)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) Excuse.
    'Scuse me, when is the bus due?

Interjection

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'scuse

  1. (colloquial) Excuse me.
    'Scuse, can I come past?

Noun

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'scuse (plural 'scuses)

  1. (colloquial) An excuse.
    • 1875, New Dominion Monthly, page 37:
      Oh! she said we must get our 'scuses — the rule, you know.

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