Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut with a knife and fork

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: cut with- a knife and -fork
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Describing a sloppy or unattractive haircut.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"I'm not exactly spectacular at the moment with a gammy knee that sometimes lets me down and hair that looks as if it's been cut with a knife and fork."
"His short hair looked as if it had been cut with a knife and fork and he had attempted to grow a goatee beard and moustache."

Usage

Humorous

Questions

What does cut with a knife and fork mean?: Describing a sloppy or unattractive haircut.

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