greedyguts

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɡridiɡʌts/ UK /ˈɡriːdiɡʌts/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a greedy or gluttonous person (informal)

Don't be a greedyguts and leave some cake for your sister.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a greedy or gluttonous... glutton gorger gourmandguzzlergormandizer pig

Word family

Related forms greedy greed guts

Etymology

Informal compound of greedy (from Old English grædig 'hungry, covetous') + guts (from Old English guttas 'bowels, entrails'), denoting one whose belly is governed by greed.

grædig Old English guttas Old English

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Topics

People & Society Register & Style

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# greedyguts

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡridiɡʌts/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡriːdiɡʌts/

## Meanings
1. a greedy or gluttonous person (informal)

## Examples
- Don't be a greedyguts and leave some cake for your sister.

## Synonyms
- glutton
- gorger
- gourmand
- guzzler
- gormandizer
- pig

## Related Forms
- greedy
- greed
- guts

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: grædig
- Root: guttas

## Etymology
Informal compound of greedy (from Old English grædig 'hungry, covetous') + guts (from Old English guttas 'bowels, entrails'), denoting one whose belly is governed by greed.

## AI Etymology
Greedyguts has this etymological history: Informal compound of greedy (from Old English grædig 'hungry, covetous') + guts (from Old English guttas 'bowels, entrails'), denoting one whose belly is governed by greed. The etymological trail includes Old English grædig and Old English guttas. As a noun, greedyguts names a greedy or gluttonous person (informal). The same family is visible in related forms such as greedy, greed, and guts. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Register & Style

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