cut about

verb

To go around (move from person to person).

“Calum’s always cutting about spouting shite about his pals.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person cuts about · participle present cutting about

  1. ScotlandidiomaticintransitiveslangTo go around (move from person to person).

    Calum’s always cutting about spouting shite about his pals.

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APA

cut about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20about

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“cut about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20about. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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