Colloquial Variant guide

'scuse

intj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /skjuːs/
  • rhymes with -uːz
  • rhymes with -uːs
  • /skjuːz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: skews

1

intj

Meaning 1

Excuse me.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Examples

  • 'Scuse, can I come past?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An excuse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Excuse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, transitive

Examples

  • 'Scuse me, when is the bus due?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Apheretic form of excuse.