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nˈpeɪst adjective
assembled or produced from various existing bits and pieces: The book purports to be a history but is just a cut-and-paste job of old essays and newspaper clippings.
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| a technique used in word processing by which a section of text can be moved within a document | |
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Cut_and_paste
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Idioms & Phrases
cut and paste
Describing a patched-up job or trivial work. For example, The revision was easy, just cut and paste, or The new assistant had expected some training, but all she got was cut and paste. This term alludes to simple artwork done by small children
cutting out pictures and gluing them to paper. [Mid-1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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