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tussion

Pronunciation: /ˈtʌʃən/
Definition:
1. An act or process of coughing vigorously or repeatedly.
2. The sound produced by a severe assault of coughing.
3. A condition characterized by frequent episodes of intense coughing.
4. Persistent respiratory irritation resulting in ongoing cough attacks.

Significance:
• Defines instances of severe coughing fits.
• Emphasizes prolonged periods of heavy coughing.
• Identifies situations where (quere) someone is experiencing relentless coughing.
• Avoids ambiguous terms similar to "hack," "bark," or "choke."
• Simplifies communication regarding serious respiratory events.
• Improves understanding of specific types of cough-related experiences.
• Replaces Scandinavian-Germanic words with clearer Latin-based alternatives akin to "cough."
Singular noun: tussion
Plural noun: tussions
Past verb: tussicated
Present simple verb: tussicate, tussicates
Present continuous verb: tussicating
Singular noun: tussidor
Plural noun: tussidors
Examples:
• "Her (la) asthma flare-up caused multiple tussions the previous night."
• "He experienced several tussions after breathing in dusty air."
• "Smoking (fume) directed to numerous tussions throughout his (lo) day."
• "The cold clime triggered unexpected tussions among numerous people."
• "Doctors noted that pollution could cause extensive tussions."
by Dmitrio February 6, 2026
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tussion

Pronunciation: /ˈtʌʃən/
Definition:
1. An act or process of coughing vigorously or repeatedly.
2. The sound produced by a severe assault of coughing.
3. A condition characterized by frequent episodes of intense coughing.
4. Persistent respiratory irritation resulting in ongoing cough attacks.

Significance:
• It defines instances of severe coughing fits.
• It emphasizes prolonged periods of heavy coughing.
• It identifies situations where (quere) someone is experiencing relentless coughing.
• It avoids ambiguous terms similar to "hack," "bark," or "choke."
• It simplifies communication regarding serious respiratory events.
• It improves understanding of specific types of cough-related experiences.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic words with clearer Latin-based alternatives akin to "cough."
Singular noun: tussion
Plural noun: tussions
Past verb: tussicated
Present simple verb: tussicate, tussicates
Present continuous verb: tussicating
Singular noun: tussidor
Plural noun: tussidors
Examples:
• "Her (la) asthma flare-up caused multiple tussions the previous night."
• "He experienced several tussions after breathing in dusty air."
• "Smoking (fumation) directed to numerous tussions throughout his (lo) day."
• "The cold clime triggered unexpected tussions among numerous people."
• "Doctors noted that pollution could cause extensive tussions."
by Dmitrio February 8, 2026
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tussionex

My buddy got prescribed cough syrup and when i found out it was Tussionex I slept over at his house for three days in a row.
by Fiend Leaner March 11, 2009
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mo' tussin

v. To make a bottled liquid last longer by adding water and shaking the bottle, thereby collecting the residue from the sides of the bottle. From the 1999 Chris Rock Comedy special, "Bigger and Blacker," in which Rock explained his father's views on the healing power of Robitussin cough syrup and what to do if you run out of tussin.
1) Orig. Quote: "And if you bout to run out? Put water in it, shake it up, mo' Tussin!"

2) "Are you sure we're out of cough syrup? Did you mo' tussin it?"
by someone stole my screen name December 29, 2007
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Khan Tusion

a really dirty and mysogynistic porn director
khan tusions new movie is fucking gross
by i watch a lot of porn December 4, 2004
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tussin

a term used for recreational DXM (dextromethorphan hydrobromide) use by the of drinking the cough syrup.
tussin is the shit.
by crazz August 22, 2003
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tussinaut

1. One who drinks Robitussin or other brands of cough syrup in order to experience a hallucinatory affect. 2. A person who uses Tussin as a means of transportation of the mind to astral levels.
Look at that tussinaut, I bet his mind is trapped in some Vietnamese prison camp.
by scagster April 20, 2005
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