noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   As much as a gut (abdomen) will hold. informal

   "He drank a gutful of beer."

2. 2
   As much as one is willing to hear or experience; as much as or more than one can bear; too much; a surfeit. Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang

   "I've had a gutful of politics lately."

Example

More examples

"In every dark corner, fat black bin bags were bent double, throwing up gutfuls of old clothes."

Etymology

From gut + -ful.

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