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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1910

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CUTTENT, adj. Quick, sharp. Uls.3 1930 gives the form cuttint. Cf. Cuttit. [kʌtnt]Abd.6 1910:
When a person did a quick action or gave a short sharp reply, they were "gey cuttent like."

[Formed from a confusion between cutten and cuttet (cuttit), forms of the pa.p. of Cut, v., q.v.]

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