diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index cd00530..f3ddb81 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -1314,9 +1314,9 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
             col_offset=expr.start_column,
             targets=del_targets)
 
-    @builds("slice")
+    @builds("cut")
     @checkargs(min=1, max=4)
-    def compile_slice_expression(self, expr):
+    def compile_cut_expression(self, expr):
         expr.pop(0)  # index
         val = self.compile(expr.pop(0))  # target
 
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
 
                 # We then pass the other arguments to the function
                 expr[0] = HyExpression(
-                    [HySymbol("slice"), tempvar, HyInteger(1)]
+                    [HySymbol("cut"), tempvar, HyInteger(1)]
                 ).replace(expr[0])
 
         ret += self.compile(call)
diff --git a/hy/core/macros.hy b/hy/core/macros.hy
index b0c06db..30e1f56 100644
--- a/hy/core/macros.hy
+++ b/hy/core/macros.hy
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 (defmacro cdr [thing]
   "Get all the elements of a thing, except the first"
-  `(slice ~thing 1))
+  `(cut ~thing 1))
 
 
 (defmacro cond [&rest branches]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
    [(empty? args) `(do ~@body)]
    [(= (len args) 2)  `(for* [~@args] ~@body)]
    [true 
-    (let [[alist (slice args 0 nil 2)]]
+    (let [[alist (cut args 0 nil 2)]]
       `(for* [(, ~@alist) (genexpr (, ~@alist) [~@args])] ~@body))]))
 
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 (defmacro defmacro/g! [name args &rest body]
   (let [[syms (list (distinct (filter (fn [x] (and (hasattr x "startswith") (.startswith x "g!"))) (flatten body))))]]
     `(defmacro ~name [~@args]
-       (let ~(HyList (map (fn [x] `[~x (gensym (slice '~x 2))]) syms))
+       (let ~(HyList (map (fn [x] `[~x (gensym (cut '~x 2))]) syms))
             ~@body))))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/compilers/test_ast.py b/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
index 7ef5451..0931840 100644
--- a/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
+++ b/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
@@ -291,18 +291,18 @@ def test_ast_bad_get():
     cant_compile("(get 1)")
 
 
-def test_ast_good_slice():
-    "Make sure AST can compile valid slice"
-    can_compile("(slice x)")
-    can_compile("(slice x y)")
-    can_compile("(slice x y z)")
-    can_compile("(slice x y z t)")
+def test_ast_good_cut():
+    "Make sure AST can compile valid cut"
+    can_compile("(cut x)")
+    can_compile("(cut x y)")
+    can_compile("(cut x y z)")
+    can_compile("(cut x y z t)")
 
 
-def test_ast_bad_slice():
-    "Make sure AST can't compile invalid slice"
-    cant_compile("(slice)")
-    cant_compile("(slice 1 2 3 4 5)")
+def test_ast_bad_cut():
+    "Make sure AST can't compile invalid cut"
+    cant_compile("(cut)")
+    cant_compile("(cut 1 2 3 4 5)")
 
 
 def test_ast_good_take():
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index 352ecf5..d70410a 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -536,11 +536,11 @@
   (assert (= (car [1 2 3 4 5]) 1)))
 
 
-(defn test-slice []
-  "NATIVE: test slice"
-  (assert (= (slice [1 2 3 4 5] 1) [2 3 4 5]))
-  (assert (= (slice [1 2 3 4 5] 1 3) [2 3]))
-  (assert (= (slice [1 2 3 4 5]) [1 2 3 4 5])))
+(defn test-cut []
+  "NATIVE: test cut"
+  (assert (= (cut [1 2 3 4 5] 1) [2 3 4 5]))
+  (assert (= (cut [1 2 3 4 5] 1 3) [2 3]))
+  (assert (= (cut [1 2 3 4 5]) [1 2 3 4 5])))
 
 
 (defn test-take []