Meanings
- humorousDescribing a sloppy or unattractive haircut.
His short hair looked as if it had been cut with a knife and fork and he had attempted to grow a goatee beard and moustache.
2016, Kenneth J. Hall, The Learning Curve1 more example
I'm not exactly spectacular at the moment with a gammy knee that sometimes lets me down and hair that looks as if it's been cut with a knife and fork.
2009, Abigail Gordon, A Summer Wedding at Willowmere, page 31
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cut with a knife and fork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20with%20a%20knife%20and%20fork
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