gutful

gutful noun: as much as a gut (abdomen) will hold.

Noun

gutful (plural gutfuls or gutsful)

(informal) As much as a gut (abdomen) will hold.
- He drank a gutful of beer.
- In every dark corner, fat black bin bags were bent double, throwing up gutfuls of old clothes.2005, Zane Radcliffe, The Killer′s Guide to Iceland, page 66
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) As much as one is willing to hear or experience; as much as or more than one can bear; too much; a surfeit.
- I've had a gutful of politics lately.
- By Monday afternoon we were finished - loadwise, physically, mentally, you name it, we'd had a gutful of it.2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 114

Several gutfuls of alcoholic laughter-breath rolled around the room.2006, David Blackwell, Clamped, page 198:
Stratonike laughed, great gutfuls of loud raucous laughter that carried across the crowd.2010, Gary Corby, The Pericles Commission, unnumbered page:
I looked at him and thought, ‘[…]He is, he′s exposing himself!’ I abandoned my shopping trolley, marched over to him and screamed, 'I′ve had a gutful!2008, Denise Scott, All That Happened at Number 26, page 141:

From gut + -ful.

What does gutful mean?: Gutful means as much as a gut (abdomen) will hold.
How do you use gutful in a sentence?: Several gutfuls of alcoholic laughter-breath rolled around the room.
What part of speech is gutful?: Gutful is a noun.
What is the plural of gutful?: The plural of gutful is gutfuls.

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