Meaning & use
'scuse
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An informal, contracted way of saying "excuse," typically used to request pardon.
See it in a sentence
'Scuse me, could you tell me the time?
He muttered a quick 'scuse me as he squeezed past the crowd.
A note on using this word
"'Scuse" reflects casual spoken pronunciation, dropping the initial vowel of "excuse"; it appears almost exclusively in informal writing meant to mimic speech.
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excuse
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