# permanent shave

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A throat-slitting.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see permanent, shave.

## Etymology
From the early 1900s, presumably a pun on permanent wave.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/permanent-shave