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- : rough or plain in style : not bland or sophisticated a gutsy soup
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gutsy. 2 meanings: slang 1. gluttonous; greedy 2. full of courage, determination, or boldness.... Click for more definitions.
- Afters: dessert; short for “after dinner”
- Aubergine: eggplant.
- Bap: bun or roll.
- Banger: a small sausage.
- Bites. Quick Explanation: Small portions of food or snacks. “Bites” refer to small portions of food, often served as snacks or part of a larger meal. The term can also be used colloquially to suggest grabbing a quick snack or a light meal, similar to saying “a bite to eat.”
- Chow. Quick Explanation: A casual term for food or a meal. “Chow” is a slang term borrowed into British English that denotes food or meals in a very casual and sometimes playful manner.
- Eats. Quick Explanation: Informal term for food or meals. “Eats” is an informal way of referring to food or meals, similar to “chow.” It’s a versatile term that can be used to describe any type of food, from a home-cooked meal to fast food.
- Fare. Quick Explanation: A term for food, especially of a particular type or quality. “Fare” refers to the type or quality of food available, often used in contexts like menus, events, or specific cuisines.
- Bollocks
- 3., and 4. Cob, Bap, and Barm
- To Have A Cob on
- And 10. Bladdered and Pissed
- Punter
- Tory
- Offie
- Tosser
- Pillock
- Cwtch
Literally,bollocks means “testicles.” Colloquially, it can be used as a general expression of annoyance or distaste; it also means “nonsense.”
All terms used to refer to a bread roll. According tothe BBC, there may be as many as 20 terms across the UK for “what is perhaps the most inoffensive foodstuff known to man.”
When someone has a cob on, that means they’re annoyed or in a bad mood. One reader of The Guardian speculated that the phrase may have come from the old practice of wearing bread as a status symbol and was originally used in a derogatory way to mean “high and mighty” before evolving to its current meaning. It might also come from the fact that male...
Both bladdered and pissed mean “drunk.” Insert basically any noun, add -edon the end of it, and it means “drunk” if you give it the right emphasis. The British have a lot of words for being drunk.
Punter has a few meanings, and it’s fairly important not to mix them up. It can be used to describe paying customers (usually as part of a crowd or audience), or it can be someone who’s gambling (they’re having a punt, as in “bet”). The third meaning? A sex worker’s client. Seriously, don’t get them mixed up.
A Tory is a member of the British Conservative Party; the word is used casually in a slightly demeaning way to denote a posh person.
Offie is short for off-license, a shop that can sell alcohol for consumption off the premises. It’s similar to a liquor store, but usually has a greater variety of non-alcohol products.
This insult for “a foolish or despicable person” probably comes from toss off, meaning “to masturbate.”
Since the 1960s, pillock has been used as a term for a stupid person, but when it originated in the 1530s it meant“penis.”
A Welsh term for a hug (pronounced “kutch,” as if it rhymes with butch)—specifically, a nice, cozy hug that makes you feel all warm inside.
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adjective. informal uk / ˈɡʌt.si / us / ˈɡʌt.si / Add to word list. brave and determined: a gutsy performance. Synonym. plucky informal. Opposites. gutless informal. namby-pamby informal disapproving. spineless disapproving. wishy-washy informal disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. brave The King was a brave warrior.
gutsy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English guts‧y /ˈɡʌtsi/ adjective informal 1 if someone’s behaviour is gutsy, it is brave and determined It was a gutsy performance by McTaggart. 2 if something is gutsy, it is strong and interesting a gutsy full-bodied wine Examples from the Corpus gutsy • It's got that gutsy Ampeg ...
The meaning of GUTSY is marked by courage, pluck, or determination. How to use gutsy in a sentence.
