cuffing
Americannoun
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the act of putting handcuffs or other restraints on someone or of having them put on.
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the act of rolling one's shirt or pant cuffs up, or the resulting rolls of fabric.
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the act of entering into a romantic relationship (usually used in the phrase cuffing season).
Example Sentences
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It’s turtlenecks and quality sweaters, buying decorative gourds for an evening dinner party and coupling up for cuffing season, if not longer term.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
Christmon told investigators that the minute-long cuffing was not unlike his attempts to engage children he encountered on the beat — whether through squirt gun battles or foot races — and offer them life guidance.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
In the spirit of cuffing season, they parted ways right before Valentine’s Day.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022
“There has been a stronger consideration recently for coupling off. It’s kind of like cuffing season, but for corona season.”
From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2020
He began leaping and skipping about on the bank and cuffing Fiver with his front paws.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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