"cut-and-paste" meaning in English

See cut-and-paste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cut-and-paste [comparative], most cut-and-paste [superlative]
Etymology: See cut and paste. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cut and paste}} cut and paste Head templates: {{en-adj}} cut-and-paste (comparative more cut-and-paste, superlative most cut-and-paste)
  1. Pieced together from several sources. Synonyms: scissors-and-paste Translations (pierced together from several sources): leikkaa-liimaa (Finnish)

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