scissors-and-paste

/ˈsɪzərz ənd peɪst/

Definition

Definition of scissors-and-paste - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writing

Dated

work made by joining parts from different sources

Dated

The article was just scissors-and-paste from old reports.

compilation

pastiche

patchwork

Adjective

writing

Dated

made by joining parts from different sources

Dated

The report was just a scissors-and-paste job.

derivative

pastiche

patchwork

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scissors-and-paste job

work made by combining parts from different sources

The article was a scissors-and-paste job from various online sources.

Origin of scissors-and-paste

English, scissors + paste

Examples of scissors-and-paste in a sentence

The report was mere scissors-and-paste journalism.
His article was criticized as scissors-and-paste journalism.
The essay felt like a scissors-and-paste compilation.

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French:travail de montage, composite, ...
German:Zusammenschnitt, zusammengestückelt, ...
Italian:collage, assemblato, ...
Spanish:corta y pega, compuesto, ...
Portuguese:recorte e colagem, colado, ...
Chinese:剪贴作品, 拼凑的, ...
Japanese:切り貼り, 寄せ集めの, ...
Arabic:قَصّ وَلَصْق, مُرَكَّب, ...
Hebrew:חִבּוּר מְרוּבֶּה מְקוֹרוֹת, מְלֻקָּט, ...
Russian:компиляция, компиляционный, ...
Ukrainian:збірка, склеєний, ...
Hindi:कतर-ब्योंत, जोड़-तोड़ से बना, ...
Bengali:কাটাছেঁড়ার কাজ, বিভিন্ন উৎসের সংমিশ্রিত, ...
Catalan:retalls i enganxa, copiat i enganxat, ...
Czech:kompilát, kompilační, ...
Danish:klippe-klistre, sammensat, ...
Dutch:samenraapsel, samengesteld, ...
Greek:κόλλημα, συρραπτικός, ...
Hungarian:kompiláció, összeollózott, ...
Khmer:អត្ថបទដែលផ្គុំចងក្រងពីប្រភពផ្សេងៗ, ផ្សំឡើងដោយកាត់យកផ្នែកពីប្រភពផ្សេងៗ, ...
Korean:짜깁기 글, 짜깁기, ...
Persian:کار برش و چسباندن, چسبانده شده, ...
Polish:składanka, sklejony, ...
Portuguese (BR):colagem, remendado, ...
Romanian:copiere, compilat, ...
Swedish:sammanfogningstext, ihopsatt, ...
Thai:งานตัดแปะ, ตัดแปะ, ...
Turkish:kolaj yazı, kopyala-yapıştır, ...
Vietnamese:bản chắp vá, ghép từ nhiều nguồn, ...

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