cuticle pusher

noun

A tool used by manicurists and pedicurists to modify the cuticle in ways that are cosmetic/aesthetic and that are sometimes also pseudoscientifically claimed to be medically beneficial.

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Meanings

nouncuticle pusher (plural cuticle pushers)

plural cuticle pushers

  1. cosmeticsA tool used by manicurists and pedicurists to modify the cuticle in ways that are cosmetic/aesthetic and that are sometimes also pseudoscientifically claimed to be medically beneficial.
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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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