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THE CUT LIFE

RAP LABEL STARTED BY BARBER/ RAPPER DOE BOY CHOCH. HIS AFFILIATION WITH THE DIPLOMATS HAS OPENED MANY DOORS UP FOR DOE BOY. AS WELL AS GETTING SIGNED TO THE PURPLE CITY ROSTER
YO YOU GET THAT NEW THE CUT LIFE / PURPLE CITY MIXTAPE?
THE CUT LIFE by SINISTA2009 January 11, 2009

I like the cut of your Jib

a far classier version of "i like your style", originally used by pirates in the 17th century the expression refers to the forward sail on most ships. The course and speed of a ship is determined by the cut of the ships jib so saying that you like the cut of someones jib is a way of saying, i like the way you're heading.
Original 17th Century Pirate context:
A - I think we should mutiny, Yarr!
B - I like the cut of your jib (jim lad optional)!!!

21st Century context:
A - lets go for a beer and some readily available cannabis
B - alright, i like the cut of your jib
Word of the Day on February 8, 2022

chillin in the cut 

When your in the basic spot relaxing (home,car,hangout,etc)
Yo bro what u doing

"Nothing much im just chillin in the cut"

O cool u trying to come through?
chillin in the cut by Kingleon November 4, 2013

comin out the cut

1. The act appearing from a hidden, suspicious, or otherwise inappropriate area. This most often applies to alleys, trails, parking garages, and generally any kind of dark area.

2. Performing a surprising act that either benefits or detriments the whole of the group. Most common acts are appearing with money, various substances, or a knife.
1. Everyone was chillin in front of Alex's house when we saw Grayson comin out the cut by the fence.

2. Everyone was fiending for blunt time but unfortunately funds were low. Until Cyrus came out the cut with 100$

make the cut 

To meet or come up to a required standard (from golf where a player must do equal or better than a certain score to continue)
e.g. 1 (original meaning)
The young player did not make the cut and was unable to join the team that year.

e.g. 2
Some say if Pluto were discovered today instead of 75 years ago, it woundn't make the cut.
(From this article about the potential 10th planet of the solar system (9 is the current recognized number), Pluto, the 9th and currently outmost planet was discredited by the newly discovered planet further away from the Sun)
make the cut by llong August 13, 2006

in the cut 

"In the cut" primarily refers to a location that is secluded or hard to find. It can be used in both urban and rural areas. In a metropolitan setting, a house or store that’s “back in the cut” would be in a place off the main drag, perhaps in an older or run-down neighborhood. Likewise, in the country when someone’s house is “out in the cut” it generally means that person’s house is off the map (far away from town, gravel roads, etc.)

Livin “down in the cut” isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You can throw some bangin-assed parties when there’s nobody else around to complain about em.
Guy1 “Trey’s party was off the hook!”
Guy2 “Really, where was it? I couldn’t find the place...”
Guy1 “It’s back in the cut, on Bent Street”
in the cut by Alan King July 1, 2004