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razor burn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
ra-zor burn
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of mild to moderate skin irritation occurring when the hair follicules curl back into the skin (razor bumps), caused by shaving improperly or with a blunt razor.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

razor burns (plural)

Phrases

barber's itch strawberry leg

Frequently Paired Words

barber's itch strawberry leg

Questions

What does razor burn mean?
A type of mild to moderate skin irritation occurring when the hair follicules curl back into the skin (razor bumps), caused by shaving improperly or with a blunt razor.

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