cut offs

cut offs
{n.}, {colloquial} Pants cut to the length of shorts and usually left unhemmed so as to look old and worn, e.g., considered cool and elegant. * /Jack always wears cut-offs during the summer./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • cut offs — {n.}, {colloquial} Pants cut to the length of shorts and usually left unhemmed so as to look old and worn, e.g., considered cool and elegant. * /Jack always wears cut offs during the summer./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cut\ offs — noun colloquial Pants cut to the length of shorts and usually left unhemmed so as to look old and worn, e.g., considered cool and elegant. Jack always wears cut offs during the summer …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cut-offs — shorts made by cutting off the legs of a pair of jeans. → cut off …   English new terms dictionary

  • cut-offs — /ˈkʌt ɒfs/ (say kut ofs) plural noun pants, usually jeans, which have been cut off above the knee and left to unravel …  

  • cut-off — cut offs also cutoff 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N n A cut off or a cut off point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening. The cut off point depends on age and length of employment... The cut off date for… …   English dictionary

  • cut-off — ► NOUN 1) a point or level marking a designated limit. 2) a device for interrupting a power or fuel supply. 3) (cut offs) shorts made by cutting off the legs of a pair of jeans. 4) chiefly N. Amer. a short cut …   English terms dictionary

  • Cut-off — This article is about a type of clothing. For another type of clothing, see cut off shorts. For other uses, see Cutoff (disambiguation). A group of motorcycle club members wearing various cut offs bearing patches …   Wikipedia

  • cut-off — noun 1》 a point or level marking a designated limit. 2》 a device for interrupting a power or fuel supply.     ↘a sudden drop in amplification or responsiveness of an electric device at a certain frequency. 3》 (cut offs) shorts made by cutting off …   English new terms dictionary

  • cut and shut — v. To weld together the front half of one car and the back half of another car, usually for fraudulent purposes. adj. Example Citation: A cut and shut car forms the centrepiece of an unusual exhibition at Gloucester s Eastgate Shopping Centre… …   New words

  • cut·off — /ˈkʌtˌɑːf/ noun, pl offs 1 [count] : the act of stopping the movement or supply of something a cutoff of the water supply 2 [count] : the time when something must be done or completed The cutoff for new applications is next Wednesday. 3 cutoffs… …   Useful english dictionary

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