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gut

Definition

  • noun: the internal organs of an animal
  • noun: the basic visceral or emotional part of a person
  • verb: to extract all the essential passages or portions from
  • verb: to remove the internal organs from (a fish or an animal)
  • used to talk about feelings, ideas, etc., that come from your emotions and from what seems true or right rather than from logic or reason
  • synonyms: bowels, intenstine, bowel

Examples

  • I thought I'd 'bust a gut' (laughing) when you showed up in that silly outfit.

  • What makes some people want to 'spill their guts' on national television?

  • He knew he had to trust his 'gut' [='instincts'] and do what felt right.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You're Iosing them! I see them, aII right? I see them! Ten metres, ten metres! Move it. Move it! Shut the f$ck up, okay? You don't have the guts to Iook them in the eye when you kiII them. You gotta hide with that shit-- Shut your mouth. ERNIE: He's getting up. Let's do it. Make you feeI good? (..)
    1983 Scarface
  • (..) she gonna Iove me again. What're you Iooking at? You're aII a bunch of f$cking asshoIes. You know why? You don't have the guts to be what you want to be. You need peopIe Iike me. You need peopIe Iike me... so you can point your f$cking fingers... (..)
    1983 Scarface