cutter
n.— «I am referring to the “cutters” closet, where kids who indulged in what psychiatrists call self-injurious behavior (SIB) have been hiding during the school year.» —“Students’ scars point to emotional pain” by Patrick Welsh USA Today June 27, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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