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guttersnipe

[ guht-er-snahyp ]

noun

  1. a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
  2. a street urchin.


guttersnipe

/ ˈɡʌ³Ùəˌ²õ²Ô²¹Éª±è /

noun

  1. a child who spends most of his time in the streets, esp in a slum area
  2. a person regarded as having the behaviour, morals, etc, of one brought up in squalor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ³Ü³Ù³Ù±ð°ùËŒ²õ²Ô¾±±è¾±²õ³ó, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ³Ü³Ùt±ð°ù·²õ²Ô¾±±èi²õ³ó adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of guttersnipe1

First recorded in 1855–60; gutter + snipe
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of guttersnipe1

C19: originally a name applied to the common snipe (the bird), then to a person who gathered refuse from gutters in city streets
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By this juncture, the only thing we know for sure is that Ferrara, bless his guttersnipe soul, is still bracingly, adamantly himself.

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“What are we going to do,†the queen despaired, “about my sister’s guttersnipe life?â€

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Mr. Paul added, “People need to wake up and not be so, sort of overwhelmed by celebrity that they take out-and-out falsehoods and ad hominem attacks from — really a guttersnipe like Jon Stewart.â€

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Paul responded on the same network Thursday evening, calling Stewart a “guttersnipe†and blasting the legislation as a “completely irresponsible†measure that has received support only because senators are “overwhelmed†by the comedian’s celebrity.

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It’s Jekyll and Hyde time as he careens from his stately self behind the rostrum to the aging guttersnipe allegedly selling his influence to all and sundry.

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