Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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GUTTY (BOY)
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
A most undesirable person.
Use:
He's a gutty (boy).
He is an uncouth individual.
Derivation:
Possibly Irish 'Gotaire' - a goatish individual.
(Dinneen)
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More:
See 'Gutter' a place of low breeding or vulgar behaviour.
(Concise Oxford Dictionary)
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