guttersnipe definition - Dictionary

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	gut

	gut-associated lymphoid tissue

	gut course

	gut failure

	gut issue

	gut job

	gut reaction

	gut rehabilitation

	gut-wrenching

	gutbucket

	Guthrie test

	gutless

	guts

	gutsy

	gutta

	gutta-percha

	guttate

gut·ter·snipe [ gúttər snp ] (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