becuz

English

Alternative forms

• 'cause, coz, cuz, because

Conjunction

becuz

1. (nonstandard) because

   Synonyms: cuz, coz, 'cause

   • 1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XXV, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 197:

     I feel as if something’s behind me all the time; and I’m afeard to turn around, becuz maybe there’s others in front a-waiting for a chance.