prime cut
/ˈpɹaɪm kʌt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A top-quality serving of meat.
noun
Something that represents the best quality in its class.
Example Sentences
- "Does he follow his nature, and go into the prime cut like a man; or does he put it away from him and follow the ways of the old prophet out in the desert of Arabia, and content himself with a dinner upon air with a drink of water to wash it down?"
- "My husband brings his work home. Had he been a butcher, it might have been a prime cut of steak; a mason, a block of limestone. […] But my husband is an oncologist, so he brings home the dead and dying."
- "Not sure these old bones of mine are up to slaying any dragons, but if it's a prime cut of meat you want, I'm your guy."
- "I got no idea who he thinks is listening to us, but I register that this is prime cut information."
- "He graduated magna cum laude from ASU in three years, then promptly earned his MBA from the Wharton School. Corporate recruiters saw him as prime cut."
- "The new kid was covered in mud, the thin drizzle doing nothing to clean him off, but it was clear he was a prime cut."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹaɪm kʌt/
- British English: /ˈpɹaɪm kʌt/