‘cuz
[kuhz] /kʌz/
conjunction, informal.
because.
also, ‘cuz.
cuz
/kʌz/
noun (informal)
(nz) a term used by a māori to refer to or address a family member
(austral) a term used by an aboriginal person to refer to or address a family member
word origin
shortened from cousin
cuz
17c. as an abbreviation of cousin; 1889 as an attempt to represent the lazy pr-nunciation of because.
cuz
noun
cousin
‘cuz
because
cuz
because (shortwave transmission)
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