gut course
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gut course
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Art appreciation was once a gut course�a simple matter of getting to know the styles and spellings of old masters.
From Time Magazine Archive
The code reaffirmed longstanding Ivy prohibitions on such standard bigtime conveniences as the athletic scholarship, the fictional job, the specially rigged "gut" course.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir: Meteorology 100 at the University of Wisconsin may have been a "gut" course when you heard about it, but the ever-alert Wisconsin faculty obviously took note of the gut phenomenon, because the course is now known to be quite difficult.
From Time Magazine Archive
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