Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut-and-run

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: cut-and-run
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hurried escape or abandonment.

Example Sentences

"And Trump’s unprincipled cut-and-run betrays Afghan women’s groups and civil society activists whose precious gains, in terms of personal freedoms, education, healthcare and travel, may be trampled in the rush for the exit."
"At the end of June, however, Hodlife investors discovered their money had disappeared and realised they had been conned. The “rug pull” – or cut-and-run – led the Guardia Civil to open an investigation."

Etymology

From cut and run.

Inflected Forms

cut-and-runs (plural)

Questions

What does cut-and-run mean?: A hurried escape or abandonment.
Where does cut-and-run come from?: From cut and run.

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