lad vs cuss

lad and cuss both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lad	Yes	No	No	No
cuss	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lad and cuss are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of lad include blighter, bloke, chap, fella, feller, fellow, gent.

lad (noun)	cuss (noun)
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)	profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
a boy or man	a persistently annoying person
	a boy or man

lad (verb)	cuss (verb)
	utter obscenities or profanities