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gutter·snipe (-snīp′)

noun

a child of the slums who spends most of his or her time in the streets: contemptuous term applied to anyone regarded as having the manners, morals, etc. of the gutter

Etymology: orig. (Brit dial.), the common snipe, which picks food out of gutters

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  7. ‹ gutsy
  8. ‹ gutsiest
  9. ‹ gutsier
  10. ‹ guts
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