'scuse

Pronunciation

• Verb:
• IPA: en, /skjuːz/
• Homophones: en, skews
• Noun:
• IPA: en, /skjuːs/

Alternative forms

• scuse

Origin

Aphetic form of excuse.

Full definition of 'scuse

Verb

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

Interjection

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

Noun

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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