"longcut" meaning in All languages combined

See longcut on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: longcuts [plural]
Etymology: long + cut, modelled on shortcut. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|long|cut}} long + cut, {{m|en|shortcut}} shortcut Head templates: {{en-noun}} longcut (plural longcuts)
  1. (informal, often humorous) A path between two points that is not the shortest or quickest route. Tags: humorous, informal, often Translations (route that is not the shortest): omvej [common-gender] (Danish)
    Sense id: en-longcut-en-noun-Cvb0DUgA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for longcut meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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