"cut with a knife and fork" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cut with a knife and fork.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} cut with a knife and fork
  1. (humorous) Describing a sloppy or unattractive haircut. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-cut_with_a_knife_and_fork-en-phrase-G790JS0R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "His short hair looked as if it had been cut with a knife and fork and he had attempted to grow a goatee beard and moustache.",
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        "Describing a sloppy or unattractive haircut."
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          "sloppy",
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          "unattractive",
          "unattractive#English"
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          "haircut",
          "haircut#English"
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        "(humorous) Describing a sloppy or unattractive haircut."
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