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gutser

[ guht-ser ]
/ ˈgʌt sər /
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noun Australian Slang.
a person who eats too much and greedily.
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Idioms about gutser

    come a gutser, Australian Slang.
    1. to fall over.
    2. to fail, especially as a result of pride.

Origin of gutser

First recorded in 1900–05; guts (in the sense “belly”) + -er1

Words nearby gutser

Guthrun, Gutiérrez Nájera, gut it out, gutless, gut reaction, gutser, gutsy, gutta, guttae band, gutta-percha, guttate
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British Dictionary definitions for gutser

gutser
/ (ˈɡʌtsə) /
noun come a gutser Australian and NZ slang
to fall heavily to the ground
to fail through error or misfortune

Word Origin for gutser

C20: from guts + -er 1
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