'scuse

verb, intj, noun — 3 senses

'scuse

verb

/skjuːz/

Etymology Apheretic form of excuse.

1

Colloquial Excuse.

  • 'Scuse me, when is the bus due?

'scuse

intj

Etymology Apheretic form of excuse.

1

Colloquial Excuse me.

  • 'Scuse, can I come past?

'scuse

noun

/skjuːs/

Etymology Apheretic form of excuse.

1

Colloquial An excuse.

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

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