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plasticuffs en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of plastic + cuffs.

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) plastic handcuffs
    • As he cut through my plasticuffs with a pair of scissors, the guy I'd shared a smile with spoke to the back of my head. 2004, Andy McNab, Deep Black, page 235:
    • From the briefcase he took two pairs of plasticuffs, and handed them to the first — and now entirely compliant — bodyguard. 2003, Chris Ryan, The Hit List, page 230: