CUTOUT Definition & Meaning

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[ kuht-out ]

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noun

something cut out from something else, as a pattern or figure cut out or intended to be cut out of paper, cardboard, or other material.
a valve in the exhaust pipe of an internal-combustion engine, which when open permits the engine to exhaust directly into the air ahead of the muffler.
an act or instance of cutting out.
Slang. a trusted intermediary between two espionage agents or agencies.
Electricity. a device for the manual or automatic interruption of electric current.

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Origin of cutout¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; noun use of verb phrase cut out

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It’s the only place where Stitch, Tom Cruise and Toothless the dragon all face off in a cardboard cutout standoff.

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Inside, delegates posed with giant cutouts of Trump, wore glittery gold-sequined jackets emblazoned with “Trump the Golden Era” and snapped up “MAGA” rhinestone jewelry.

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Did Ross still shoot a version with the Belafonte cutout, just in case the King estate changed its mind?

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Chalamet sported the masks and a cardboard cutout of Dylan’s face around New York City, where both Dylan and Chalamet rose to prominence.

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It became a key part of the downtown L.A. renaissance, the labyrinthine aisles crowded with people flocking to its book tunnel and cutout book hole, which quickly became Instagram-famous.

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What is a��cutout?

A cutout is something that is cut from something else, such as an image of a celebrity printed on a large sheet of cardboard with all the unprinted cardboard cut away.

To cut out is to shape or form by cutting. The result is a cutout, as in When Darby made the wooden dollhouse, he made sure to include square cutouts in the walls to represent windows.

In electrical engineering, a cutout is a device that interrupts the electrical current to a device, such as a lamp.

Example: There was a cutout of the celebrity outside the theater on opening weekend.

Where does cutout come from?

The first records of the term cutout come from the late 1700s. It combines the word cut, meaning “to use a sharp tool on something,” and out, meaning “away from.”

You might have seen small cutouts in magazines that you would cut out to make a papercraft, such as a doll or knick-knack. A larger cutout would be punched or cut out of a larger sheet to create a replica kit, a diorama, or a display. Life-size cutouts of celebrities or fictional characters are popularly used to promote the celebrity or the work the character comes from, such as a superhero movie.

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A cutout is an object that can take many forms and has a specialized meaning in engineering.

And now I will crawl into bed with only a life sized cardboard cutout of Beto O’Rourke to comfort me. Good night, kids. Big day tomorrow. Let’s do this. 💙💙💙

— billy eichner (@billyeichner)

don't tell jacob but I'm getting him a cardboard cutout of pitbull for his birthday

— grant landis (@grantlandis)

Today I worked on some cute paper cutout/collage art to sell at my merch table during fall tour. Hopefully you guys will like it!

— Lauren Fairweather (@laurenfairwx)

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I cutout all the bad aspects of my life last year.

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