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razorblade

razorblade

1 1.4
A very small sharp blade used for shaving and making small, careful cuts
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪzərˌbleɪd/
translation icon : cuchilla de afeitar
  • You know, you're getting so skinny, you're looking like a razorblade.

Examples

  • For a man pissing razorblades, yeah.

  • . . . . .that guy had razorblades in his mouth.

  • He's a monkey dancing on a razorblade.

  • You made that with a melted toothbrush and a razorblade?

  • And he nicked my razorblade-earring idea and all, didn't he?

  • Razor and Razorblade.

    Blog text (23)
  • It was terrible what the Germans did to the Jews, making lampshades out of skin and putting razorblades in the soap.

  • It was like a toothbrush with Bic razorblades bound around it, see?

  • Mays is trying to get a jingle out of his head, his bluesy face slightly puffed, some razorblade thing he's been hearing on the radio lately.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He carefully replaced the old razorblade in his shaving razor to ensure a clean shave.

Synonyms

blade
vsrazorblade
310 1.0

The flat sharp part of a knife or sword that cuts

is the much smaller cutting piece made especially for shaving use
razor
vsrazorblade
210 1.0

A sharp tool with a thin metal edge for cutting hair from the face or body

is the small cutting component inside that shaving tool
shaver
vsrazorblade
11 1.4

An electric machine that removes hair from your face or body

is the single sharp cutting item rather than a powered hair remover
straight razor
vsrazorblade
6 4.9

A razor with a long straight blade that folds into its handle for shaving

is the small separate cutting piece rather than the whole folding tool
electric razor
vsrazorblade
  • US
4 2.4

A small machine that shaves hair using batteries or a plug

is the manual sharp cutting element rather than an electric hair remover
safety razor
vsrazorblade
1 2.6

A razor with a guard that helps stop cuts while shaving

is the exposed tiny cutting piece rather than a guarded shaving device

Surface Forms

razorblade singular
razorblades plural

Morphology

razorblade = razor + blade (transparent) = razor + blade

The meaning is directly recoverable from 'razor' + 'blade': a blade associated with a razor, a standard compound formation.

Etymology

The word razorblade comes from two simple parts: razor and blade. A helpful way to remember it is that razor comes from an old word meaning 'to scrape' and blade meant 'leaf' or the flat sharp part, as in a 'blade of grass', so a razorblade is the very thin, sharp edge used to 'scrape' hair away or make fine cuts.