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‘Gutted,’ in the news

05.25.2022 by David Murray // 2 Comments

“Golf fans have been left gutted for Tiger Woods after the golf great’s injury woes resurfaced in the first round of the PGA Championship …”

“My Tinder date stood me up and I was gutted—so I got the perfect revenge on him.”

“A Dunedin mother says she is ‘gutted’ by the extensive damage caused to her son’s car after it was stolen by a 12-year-old.”

“Customers ‘gutted’ that popular Cornwall cafe Canteen closed with ‘immediate effect.'”

“A gutted [U.S. Sen. Chris] Murphy took to the floor and demanded that lawmakers do what they failed to do after 26 students and educators were killed in Newtown, the area he represented as a congressman.”

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  1. Paul Engleman says

    May 25, 2022 at 10:52 pm

    Easier to spell than eviscerated or disemboweled, I guess. Personally, I think the word and all of its users should be canceled immediately, but that’s just my gut feeling.

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  2. David Murray says

    May 25, 2022 at 10:54 pm

    I had the same gut reaction. Let’s go with our guts, because no guts, no glory.

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