cut-offs

cut·off

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Definitions of cut-offs word

noun plural cut-offs Cut-offs are short pants made by cutting part of the legs off old pants. 3
noun cut-offs an act or instance of cutting off. 1
noun cut-offs something that cuts off. 1
noun cut-offs a road, passage, etc., that leaves another, usually providing a shortcut: Let's take the cutoff to Baltimore. 1
noun cut-offs a new and shorter channel formed in a river by the water cutting across a bend in its course. 1
noun cut-offs a point, time, or stage serving as the limit beyond which something is no longer effective, applicable, or possible. 1

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45; noun use of verb phrase cut off

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".