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[Noun] | "ex*cuse" | \ ik-ˈskyüs \
1: the act of excusing
2: something offered as justification or as grounds for being excused
3: an expression of regret for failure to do something
Origin: 14th century ;
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[Verb] | "ex*cuse" | \ ik-ˈskyüz \
1: to make apology for
2: to try to remove blame from
3: to forgive entirely or disregard as of trivial import : regard as excusable
Origin: 13th century ;
Middle English, from Anglo-French escuser, excuser, from Latin excusare, from ex- + causa cause, explanation;
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[Verb] | "excuses"
1: to dismiss as of little importance;
* e.g., " ... more often than not, voters are willing to excuse a candidate's youthful indiscretion "
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2: to be an acceptable reason for;
* e.g., " ... having a female passenger in labor will generally excuse a little disregard for the speed limit "
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3: to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses;
* e.g., " ... he's always excusing his chronic lying by claiming that everybody lies "
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[Verb] | "excuse"
1: to dismiss as of little importance;
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2: to be an acceptable reason for;
* e.g., " ... having a female passenger in labor will generally excuse a little disregard for the speed limit "
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3: to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses;
* e.g., " ... he's always excusing his chronic lying by claiming that everybody lies "
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# 1 - { excusitis:4291686 }
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[ "excusitis" ]
1: Derived from the word "Excuse".It is tendency/Disease/Regular behaviour of making excuse for every poor performance.In simpler words,giving excuses for everything and trying to back their faults
* e.g., ... person 1:-Your calculation seems wrong
# 2 - { No Excuses:6944960 }
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[ "No Excuses" ]
1: Getting on with your life...not letting things get in your way...being positive and optimistic...not looking for a reason to avoid something...not wasting an opportunity...
* e.g., ... There's 'no excuses' for not making the most of your life.
# 3 - { Excuse:13148055 }
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[ "Excuse" ]
1: A perfectly valid reason, but one which your boss, teacher, or other superior simply doesn't like.
* e.g., ... Boss: Why are you late?
# 4 - { Excuse:8302362 }
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[ "Excuse" ]
1: An attempt to create a justification for something that you knowingly decided to flake out on. Lack of balls to take responsibility for your own actions or wrong doing. A pussy attempt to make someone feel better about their disappointment by disguising a lie as an excuse.
* e.g., ... I've been meaning to call you back but I have been really busy. Total bullshit excuse. The person saying this is full of shit they are either avoiding you or had something else that was more important to them.
# 5 - { Excuse:12868447 }
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[ "Excuse" ]
1: An excuse is a reason for which an individual does or doesn’t do something; it is a transfer of blame from oneself to some other external.
* e.g., ... "I did not attend the gym today because I was tired".
# 6 - { excusion:2878915 }
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[ "excusion" ]
1: An alternative word for the phrase "I didn't ask to be excused." (I didn't ask for excusion.)"
* e.g., ... Girl 1: *farts*
# 7 - { Excuses:4452426 }
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[ "Excuses" ]
1: Like assholes, we all have one, and they all stink.
* e.g., ... Excuses
# 8 - { The Excuse:1487720 }
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[ "The Excuse" ]
1: Diarrhea. It will get you out of anything, including high school classes. No one will argue with you, or question you further.
* e.g., ... (a teacher and a student)
# 9 - { Excuse:15753653 }
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[ "Excuse" ]
1: A lame reason for getting out of something. For example, "I didn't have anything to eat for breakfast so I ate my essay". Or "excuse" in the word "excuse me". For example, "excuse me for sneezing on your dress."
* e.g., ... Excuse me, but that was a lame excuse.
# 10 - { there's no excuse for that:8193088 }
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[ "there's no excuse for that" ]
1: Something, arrogant self-righteous people say, when they disapprove of anything that someone else might say or do.
* e.g., ... When the waiter wiped his nose with his sleeve, the business executive said to his guests, "There's no excuse for that."
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