razor burn

noun

A type of mild to moderate skin irritation occurring when the hair follicules curl back into the skin (razor bumps), caused by shaving improperly or with a blunt razor.

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Meanings

nounrazor burn (countable and uncountable, plural razor burns)

plural razor burns

  1. countableinformaluncountableA type of mild to moderate skin irritation occurring when the hair follicules curl back into the skin (razor bumps), caused by shaving improperly or with a blunt razor.
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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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