cut-and-paste

adjective

ˌkət-ᵊn-ˈpāst How to pronounce cut-and-paste (audio)
Synonyms of cut-and-pastenext
: pieced together by excerpting and combining fragments from multiple sources
the book was a cut-and-paste job

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The flyer promoting the the celebration of the flyer men was printed on pink paper with an energetic cut-and-paste style. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025 Moving Hamlet’s most famous speech is simply the most glaring example of Hastie’s overall cut-and-paste approach. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 May 2026 Democrats’ attempt to cut-and-paste a California or New York agenda onto Virginia may thrill party activists and donors. — Ray Nothstine, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Beleaguered professors, who are largely poorly paid adjunct instructors at this point, will now have to not just contend with essay mills and good old-fashioned cut-and-paste plagiarism, but also the undetectable autograph of the robotic hand. — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut-and-paste

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cut-and-paste was in 1803

Rhymes for cut-and-paste

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“Cut-and-paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut-and-paste. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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