gutfoundered

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From gut +‎ foundered, from founder etymology 3.

Adjective

[edit]

gutfoundered (comparative more gutfoundered, superlative most gutfoundered)

  1. (archaic) Extremely hungry.

References

[edit]
  • [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) “Gutfoundered”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. [], London: [] C. Chappell, [], →OCLC.