cut a shine

verb

To make a fine impression (by making a show or display).

First used 1819
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Meanings

verbcut a shine (third-person singular simple present cuts a shine, present participle cutting a shine, simple past and past participle cut a shine)

present singular third person cuts a shine · participle present cutting a shine

  1. USdatedslangTo make a fine impression (by making a show or display).First known use 1819
  2. alternativeAlternative form of cut up shines.
  3. AppalachiaTo make a fuss or commotion; to behave unseemly.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut a shine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20a%20shine.

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