'scuse

See also: scuse

English

Alternative forms

• scuse

Etymology

Aphetic form of excuse.

Pronunciation

• Verb:
  • IPA^(key): /skjuːz/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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  • Homophone: skews
• Noun:
  • IPA^(key): /skjuːs/
• Rhymes: -uːz, -uːs

Verb

'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

'scuse

1. (colloquial) Excuse me.

   'Scuse, can I come past?

Noun

'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.

Anagrams

• secus