straight razor
noun
: a razor with a rigid steel cutting blade hinged to a case that forms a handle when the razor is open for use
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Tony McNamara’s script opens in couple’s therapy, where the British duo demonstrate that their relationship thrives on the kind of biting repartee that might send Americans reaching for the straight razor.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025
The policeman barber unwrapped a disposable blade and set it into a straight razor.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 6 May 2025
Safety razors and straight razors are quite easy to shave with (and get you a close shave), but there is a small learning curve.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
In the vernacular world of bobs—the Italian bob, the French bob, the Baroque bob—Knightley’s haircut is of the straight razor cut variety.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025
The policeman barber unwrapped a disposable blade and set it into a straight razor.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 6 May 2025
Safety razors and straight razors are quite easy to shave with (and get you a close shave), but there is a small learning curve.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
In the vernacular world of bobs—the Italian bob, the French bob, the Baroque bob—Knightley’s haircut is of the straight razor cut variety.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Straight razor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20razor. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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