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guttersnipe
gut·ter·snipe
[
gúttər snp
]
(
plural
gut·ter·snipes
)
noun
Definition:
1.
somebody from lower class:
somebody regarded as having a rough or vulgar manner, especially somebody with a lower-class background
(
insult
)
2.
dirty child without means:
a child who wears dirty ragged clothes, has rough manners, and lives in the streets
(
dated insult
)
[
Mid-19th century. Via "street cleaner" < "common snipe" (a bird that likes wet muddy conditions)
]
gut·ter·snip·ish
adjective
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