rusty guts

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English

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Etymology

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Hotten suggests a corruption of Latin rūsticus (“boorish; a boor”).

Noun

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rusty guts (plural rusty guts)

  1. (informal, often as a nickname) A blunt, rough old fellow.

Alternative forms

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References

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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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