Scissor means: One blade on a pair of scissors.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
scissor
(rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.
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BlueskyMay 2026
To be fair, I just held the shirts while you did all the scissor work
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BlueskyMay 2026
📻 TFI 90s 🎤 Chris Stagg 💿 Take Your Mama 🎵 Scissor Sisters Trusted local radio for 30 years
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BlueskyMay 2026
👏👏👏 just don't do what I did at scissor sisters and get absolutely fucken trollied
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BlueskyMay 2026
I'm only now learning that the Scissor Sisters aren't British I thought as a kid that since the vocalist was speaking Bee Gee that was just what people from Chorlton-cum-Hardy sounded like
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BlueskyMay 2026
We're going live with Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream with Viewer Mii Requests! Want to join the queer soap opera that is life on Slippery Scissor Island? Come and swing by! www.twitch.tv/nary_a_care
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#1·Apr 27, 2026Global
(rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.
The records of the Cutlers’ Company of London (1624) refer to scissor-making in the city, although the quality of English-made scissors did not match that of continental scissors for another 100 years. A few English firms of scissor-make…
Origin: From , cysoure, cysowre, altered from sisours, from , cisours, cisur, from ; current spelling influenced by Latin to split. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
Scissor means: One blade on a pair of scissors.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
scissor means: One blade on a pair of scissors.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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“To be fair, I just held the shirts while you did all the scissor work”
— Bluesky· May 2026“📻 TFI 90s 🎤 Chris Stagg 💿 Take Your Mama 🎵 Scissor Sisters Trusted local radio for 30 years”
— Bluesky· May 2026“👏👏👏 just don't do what I did at scissor sisters and get absolutely fucken trollied”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm only now learning that the Scissor Sisters aren't British I thought as a kid that since the vocalist was speaking Bee Gee that was just what people from Chorlton-cum-Hardy sounded like”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We're going live with Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream with Viewer Mii Requests! Want to join the queer soap opera that is life on Slippery Scissor Island? Come and swing by! www.twitch.tv/nary_a_care”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026Global
(India) Scissors.
The doctor came over and peeled off the makeshift bandage, cleaned what he could and looked at it. / “Well, I know what I have to do.” He nodded at me and picked up a scissor-type tool. / “Oh, ho, ho! Don’t you do that; don’t do it; don’…
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#3·Apr 27, 2026Global
(noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack.
He put his two fingers in the scissor holes. He pulled a stray wisp of hair from the thick braid that reached her waist. The small scissors sheared right through it.
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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