cut-offs

British

/ ˈkʌtɒfs /

plural noun

trousers that have been shortened to calf length or to make shorts

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Example Sentences

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It means if you go to Kenny Chesney, you gotta have the hat — the girls have to have the cut-offs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The cut-offs are not consistent across clinics but broadly can be between 35 and 45.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2024

Kharchenko estimated that it would be five to six weeks before Ukraine's energy grid was repaired well enough for most customers to experience minimal or no cut-offs.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2022

But the early cut-offs did not cause people on the sidelines to start searching again, Goldman concluded.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021

But because Petey was Petey, she had paired the wings and mask with a white T-shirt, a pair of cut-offs, and Converse gym shoes.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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