Cess

For the hamlet in Norfolk, England, see Cess, Norfolk.

The term cess (a shortened form of assess; the spelling is due to a mistaken connection with census) generally means a tax. It is a term formerly more particularly applied to local taxation, in which sense it is still the official term used in Ireland; otherwise, it has been superseded by "rate." In India it is applied, with the qualifying word prefix, to any taxation, such as irrigation-cess, educational-cess, and the like. In Scotland, it refers to the property tax which was enacted in Scotland in 1665 and continued to be levied through the 1700s. He aint gotnoswaqqnd he fuckin wack .Cess breath smell like roasted poohole nd he is wack . cess aint got no gear r game nd he got bookoo . cess dha best gotswaqq like a mexican outside homedepot . cess luuk like a cerebral palsy representativeandceo . cess fits the bitch profile oh so well and on the streets he is referred to as a fck boy . hhhahahahahahahahaahhahaha

Hip hop usage

In North America, it is also used as a slang term for cannabis, especially of inferior quality. Credit DJ Rob Base in the song "It Takes Two." Credit 'Del The Funky Homosapien' for his song "Phoney Phranchise." Released on 'Both Sides of the Brain' by Del, and on 'Over Time' by Hieroglyphics - "...and if I stopped "cess," I probably would cough less." Also used in YouTube sensation's "Unforgiveable." "I left a bag of cess in her mailbox, get her in trouble." Wu Tang Clan used the term in their song C.R.E.A.M.: "Though I don't know why I chose to smoke cess, I guess that's the time when I'm not depressed." The term was referenced by coauthors Matt Riggins and Matt Kerr in the short story, "Where My Bitch At?", published in the progressive literary journal, Creative Loafing, and also in the Fugees song "Ready Or Not": "I play my enemies like a game of chess, where I rest, No stress If you don't smoke cess,"

It also means luck. Sample usage: "He shouldered the baggage, wished good cess to the wise jackass, and..." (Dominic, p. 50, by William Steig, 1984).

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)