The word “cur” has a few main meanings, depending on context.

Main meanings of “cur”

  • A mongrel or inferior dog , usually a mixed-breed dog seen as low-quality or unpleasant.
  • A mean, cowardly, or despicable person (insult), used especially in older or more literary English, for someone viewed as contemptible.
  • In some contexts, a type of working/hunting dog developed in the southern U.S., used for herding or hunting.

Example in a sentence (insult sense):

“He betrayed his friends like a miserable cur.”

Other uses of “CUR” you might see

Outside normal vocabulary, “CUR” can also appear as:

  • A stock ticker symbol (for example, Neuralstem trades under NASDAQ: CUR).
  • The airport code “CUR” for Curaçao International Airport, which recently reported record passenger numbers.
  • Part of names in online or tech communities , such as proposals for a “Cloudron User Repository (CUR)” in forums.

In everyday conversation, if someone says “cur” about a person or animal, they almost always mean “a low, nasty dog” or “a contemptible cowardly person.”

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“Cur” primarily means a mongrel or inferior dog and, by extension, a contemptible or cowardly person; it can also appear as an abbreviation or code in news, forums, and tickers.

TL;DR:
“Cur” = mixed-breed or low dog, and as an insult, a mean or cowardly person; “CUR” in capitals is also used as a code (stock symbol, airport code, tech acronyms) in recent news and forums.

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