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Usenet Posted 16 years ago
English in UK
Captain Jack Sparrow's florid style
Hello everybody,
I am having trouble to get the meaning of this 'weasely black guts' piece in the sentences I cite below. Does 'guts' in this case mean something like 'fortitude' or 'attitude', perhaps? But to pilfer it out? If my assumption as to the meaning of 'guts' was correct I'd rather expect something like 'express' instead of 'pilfer'.
Well, then, I confess, it is my intention to commandeer one of these ships.
Pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out.
Regards,
Wiktor Szychowiak
I am having trouble to get the meaning of this 'weasely black guts' piece in the sentences I cite below. Does 'guts' in this case mean something like 'fortitude' or 'attitude', perhaps? But to pilfer it out? If my assumption as to the meaning of 'guts' was correct I'd rather expect something like 'express' instead of 'pilfer'.
Well, then, I confess, it is my intention to commandeer one of these ships.
Pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out.
Regards,
Wiktor Szychowiak
Top answer
[nq:1]Hello everybody, I am having trouble to get the meaning of this 'weasely black guts' piece in the sentences I ... of these ships. [/nq] From the OED: gut, n.
- [nq:1]Hello everybody, I am having trouble to get the meaning of this 'weasely black guts' piece in the sentences I ...
- of these ships.
- [/nq] From the OED: gut, n.
- 1.
- collect.
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[nq:1]Hello everybody, I am having trouble to get the meaning of this 'weasely black guts' piece in the sentences I ... of these ships. Pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out.[/nq]
From the OED:
gut, n.
1. collect. pl.a. The contents of the abdominal cavity; the
bowels, entrails.
b. Phrases. ...
to sweat (or work) on
From the OED:
gut, n.
1. collect. pl.a. The contents of the abdominal cavity; the
bowels, entrails.
b. Phrases. ...
to sweat (or work) on
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[nq:2]Well, then, I confess, it is my intention to commandeer ... pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out.[/nq]
[nq:1]From the OED: gut, n. 1. collect. pl. a. The contents of the abdominal cavity; the bowels, entrails. b. Phrases. ... himself by working very hard raiding, pillaging, plundering and otherwise pilfering. "and otherwise pilfering" means "and other types of
[nq:1]From the OED: gut, n. 1. collect. pl. a. The contents of the abdominal cavity; the bowels, entrails. b. Phrases. ... himself by working very hard raiding, pillaging, plundering and otherwise pilfering. "and otherwise pilfering" means "and other types of
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[nq:1]Hmm - OK: but where did the weasely go ?[/nq]
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Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
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Pop :-)
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
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