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kiss-cut

kiss-cut adjective: of a sticker: cut so that the sticker is shaped but the backing is intact.

kiss-cut: of a sticker: cut so that the sticker is shaped but the backing is intact
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Adjective

kiss-cut (not comparable)

  1. Of a sticker: cut so that the sticker is shaped but the backing is intact.

Origin of kiss-cut

Probably from kiss (“make light or gentle contact”) + cut, in reference to tracing the image's shape when cutting.

Questions about kiss-cut

What does kiss-cut mean?
Kiss-cut means of a sticker: cut so that the sticker is shaped but the backing is intact.
What part of speech is kiss-cut?
Kiss-cut is an adjective.

Words near kiss-cut in the dictionary

  1. kiss-and-tell
  2. kiss-ass
  3. kiss-asses
  4. kiss-curl
  5. kiss-curls
  6. kiss-cut
  7. kiss-her-in-the-butteries
  8. kiss-her-in-the-buttery
  9. kiss-in
  10. kiss-ins
  11. kiss-me-at-the-gate

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