The phrase "ornery old cuss" refers to a person, typically an elderly man, who is irritable, stubborn, or difficult to deal with. "Ornery" suggests a cranky or cantankerous attitude, while "cuss" is a colloquial term for a person, often used in a somewhat affectionate or humorous way. Together, the phrase conveys a sense of endearment despite the person's grumpy demeanor.
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hey! so its on pg 227 and on paragraph 3...."that Ornery old man....." kk hoped i helped u
Cuss is another word for curse, to curse at someone or an animal meaning to swear or use profanity at them. It could also mean an oath depending on the context.
Nobody likes to go out drinking with her because she's an ornery drunk who picks fights with strangers.Being in a wheelchair does not mean you have a license to be ornery.Cab drivers can't be fined for disrespectful or ornerybehavior, but they CAN be fined for talking on their cell phones while driving, so I reported him for that instead.The old ranch hand was mean and ornery, but he was a hard worker.
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The word "cuss" is a slang term that means to swear or to use profane language. It is often considered informal or impolite.
obstinate, obnoxious, obsequious, old, ornery, oafish, odd, overbearing ...
Ornery, obsessed, odious, old, and oppressive are a few.
"While his mother used to interpret this as Curtis's way of being disagreeable and ornery, she's learned that it's really a natural behavior for a two-year old." Jim Fay Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood
The word "ornery" is an American dialectical variant of the ordinary word "ordinary", which goes back to Latin ordinarius, "orderly", from ordo, "order".
An example.... That ornery man had sassy atitude and a big mouth. (Ornery means to be sassy, stubborn, rude, or have to much to say)
Ornery.