What is Cuttin' The Fool?
1.
-to act contrary.
-a term usually used to describe children's behaviors in the country or rural districts of the US.
Uncle: What were you doing out yonder in dem woodz?
Kid: Nuttin'
Uncle: You was out there cuttin' the fool, huh?
<Spanking commences>
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2.
To win a cuttin' heads duel against a vastly inferior opponent.
Against anyone, Clapton would be cuttin' the fool.
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