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PRONUNCIATION OF GREEDY GUTS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEDY GUTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greedy guts is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREEDY GUTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of greedy guts in the English dictionary

The definition of greedy guts in the dictionary is a glutton.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREEDY GUTS

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greebo
Greece
greed
greedier
greediest
greedily
greediness
greedless
greedsome
greedy
greegree

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREEDY GUTS

abouts
bean sprouts
Boy Scouts
cold cuts
grouts
guts
hate a person´s guts
hereabouts
ins and outs
misery guts
nuts
peanuts
Scouts
Smuts
sprouts
thereabouts
to hate sb´s guts
to spill your guts
whereabouts
worryguts

Synonyms and antonyms of greedy guts in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «greedy guts» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREEDY GUTS

Find out the translation of greedy guts to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greedy guts from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greedy guts» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贪婪的胆量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agallas codiciosos
570 millions of speakers

English

greedy guts
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लालची हिम्मत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشجاعة الجشع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жадные кишки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guts gananciosos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লোভী সাহস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Greedy Guts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keberanian tamak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gierig Mut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貪欲根性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

욕심 배짱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greedy guts
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

can đảm tham lam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேராசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोभी धैर्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Açgözlülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

budella greedy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chciwy wnętrzności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жадібні кишки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curaj lacomi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άπληστοι κότσια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gulsig guts
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

giriga tarmar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grådige guts
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greedy guts

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEDY GUTS»

The term «greedy guts» is normally little used and occupies the 130.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEDY GUTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greedy guts

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEDY GUTS»

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Saving Greedy Guts
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Wendy Blaxland, 2002
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Gigglers Blue
Greedy Guts is a Christmas present that turns out to be a slipper-eating, chocolate-eating addition to the family. When Aunt Minnie sends Mum a pink, fluffy jacket for her birthday, Mum tries to phone Aunt Minnie, but can't find her mobile phone ...
Kara Munn, 2002
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Life and Times of a Cumberland Hill Farm
In reality what happened was I cantered up to the police cone (in the lead) dismounted and was on the first upturned flower pot when Greedy Guts decided there must be something under the damn things and dragged me along while stamping ...
Linda Gilbert, 2010
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Gigglers Blue Set: Saving greedy guts
Fun story. Col. illus. 7 yrs+
Alan Horsfield, Brenda MacDibble, Jan Weeks, Katy Pike, Susan Knight, Margaret Watts, Chris Bell, Wendy Blaxland, Susan Knight, 2002
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Fat guts, greedy guts (T “R.). Vll'ar.2 Fortyguts [a tub-bellied person]. n.Dev. A greedy gut, Gnosc (1790) MS. (Idll.(h1.) (L'Ol'.2 Hence (I) Gutsie, sb. a glutton; (2) Gutsily, adv. gluttonously ; l3) Gutsiness, sb. gluttony, greediness ; (4) Gutsy, my.
Joseph Wright
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Abbr. greedy-guts: low: late C.19—20.-—4. Spirit, real quality, energy: artists' s. and gen. coll.: from ca. 1890. Hence things, esp. books, pictures, etc., could be said to be with or without guts, i.e. 'strong' or 'weak': low coll. > coll.; ob. by ca. 1930 ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Vanor: The Journey Begins
“I've always called him Greedy Guts because of his apple fetish but I'm sure he won't mind you calling him something else.” Vanor and Kajn laughed as Greedy Guts nudged Vanor's back for the apple that was in her pocket. The next day they  ...
Vicki Wilson, 2012
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Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
... mouth she'll always spill her guts' guts Gluttonous or avaricious— 'An outrageous greedy guts' guts Good or correct information— 'C'mon don't hold back givus the good guts, ay?' (3) 'He's a funny, witty bugger, bit of a hard Kerrin . P. Rowe.
Kerrin P. Rowe, 2005
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Oxford Dictionary of English
greedy guts. 2 [often as modifier] informal used in reference to a feelVing or reaction based on an instinctive emotional response rather than considered thought: I had a gut feeling that something was wrong | I couldfeel it in my guts – he was ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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Merryll Manning: The Health Farm Murders
I glared at Holloway indignantly, but the greedy-guts was completely impervious. He walked up to Taylor's bed and looked inside his bag. “Can I have another one for later?” he asked. “I might wake up hungry, in the middle of the night.” “I sure ...
John Howard Reid, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEDY GUTS»

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Negotiation Q&A: Does Raising My Rates Make Me Greedy?
... asking for a higher rate, you can relax – no one is going to be calling you a greedy guts (so you don't have to feel that way about yourself). «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
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CLARKE: Ruffo's work shakes with thunder, shimmers with light
Windigo, 1979, is one of the strongest poems in this superb work: “White-haired giant stuffing his sharp mouth, his greedy guts / an oily ocean… «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
3
This one simple meal hack will help you stay lean
Well, don't be so hasty, greedy guts, because being more methodical with your meals could keep you in shape. Eating proteins and vegetables before ... «JOE.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Taste of London 2015 hits the spot
You can go in the afternoon or evening, (or both as I'm sure some greedy guts did), where each session gives you about four hours to stuff ... «New Zealand Times, Jun 15»
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Wednesday's Sound Off
The U.S. will never be the same again because of all the greedy guts. I cannot believe the things that are going on. Let the liquor store sell ... «The Mercury, Jun 15»
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Kelly McParland: The Mike Duffy as schlub theory. His and hers …
Like a lot of people, I suspect, I had Duffy down as a greedy guts who saw the Senate as a nice little sinecure that ensured he could coast into ... «National Post, Jun 15»
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Two 70's Wine Favourites Making a Comeback
Being a bit of a greedy guts, any wine that encourages food and wine pairing is fine by me, and these wines are quite honestly among my ... «Huffington Post UK, May 15»
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Fantasy football cheat sheet: Invest in Sterling but the time has come …
The beauty is, we can ship Sterling out next week if he gets cheeky and don't have to worry about sorting out a £100,000+ contract for the greedy guts. «SportsJOE.ie, Apr 15»
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We think Killer Tomato's burrito's might just be the best burritos in …
Aditional filling wise there's roasted sweet potato for veggies, shredded chicken thigh for carnivores, or greedy guts (hiya!) can have both. «Metro, Apr 15»
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Kane, Hazard, De Gea, Coutinho, Costa and Sanchez named as …
He also has three assists to his name so he's not the greedy guts that most have made him out to be, although all of those passes were likely scuffed shots. «SportsJOE.ie, Apr 15»

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