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stepping razor

stepping razor noun: a dangerous person, who is not to be messed with.

Noun

stepping razor (plural stepping razors)

  1. (idiomatic) A dangerous person, who is not to be messed with.
    • I'm like a stepping razor / Don't you watch my size / I'm dangerous, dangerous1967, Joe Higgs, “Stepping Razor”, in Equal Rights, performed by Peter Tosh, published 1977

Forms of stepping razor

pluralstepping razors

Questions about stepping razor

What does stepping razor mean?
Stepping razor means a dangerous person, who is not to be messed with.
What part of speech is stepping razor?
Stepping razor is a noun.
What is the plural of stepping razor?
The plural of stepping razor is stepping razors.

Words near stepping razor in the dictionary

  1. stepping on the laughs
  2. stepping out
  3. stepping out of line
  4. stepping out on someone
  5. stepping over
  6. stepping razor
  7. stepping razors
  8. stepping stone
  9. stepping stones
  10. stepping switch
  11. stepping switches

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