Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut someone dead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
cut -some-one dead
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To completely ignore someone.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

cuts someone dead (present, singular) cutting someone dead (participle, present)

Synonyms

cut someone cold snub ignore shun give someone the cold shoulder cold-shoulder turn one's back on look right through send to Coventry give someone the brush-off

Questions

What does cut someone dead mean?
To completely ignore someone.

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