Dictionary

razor blade slot en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A small, built-in slit or opening commonly found in the back of vintage bathroom medicine cabinets or directly in tiled walls.
   • JERRY SEINFELD: And what's the deal with the razor blade slot in the bathroom? Are people actually shaving in there? 2005, Unattributed, Family guy : the official episode guide, seasons 1-3, page 205:
   • An added feature is the handy razor blade slot in back of cabinet for convenient disposal of old blades. Wall opening required 1944, Sears, “Wall-mount and Built-in Bathroom Medicine Cabinet”, in 1944 Sears Fall Winter Catalog, page 756:
   • a distinct novelty is the used razor blade slot in one of the wall tiles, that permits the dropping of old blades into a hidden receptacle 1928, A.E. Dickinson, Architect and engineer, page 37:
   • Since used razor blades in waste baskets are a real hazard, a razor blade slot is desirable, as is a locked and lighted compartment for poisonous drugs and chemicals. 1941, “Safety in the Home”, in Architectural Record, May 1941, page 75:
   • "You know," Maskison went on, "that this has been coming upon us for years, ever since Ben Salter, on that memorable day in April 1997, found that every razor-blade slot in his house was overflowing.” 1959, John Atherton, “Waste Not, Want Not”, in [rutor.is] PLAYBOY archive 1953-2020 (93GB), page 50:

Forms

Synonyms

razor slot