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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1712

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GUNDIE, -Y, adj. Greedy, voracious (Rxb. 1825 Jam.). Also fig. Hence gundie-guts, a nickname for a greedy person or one of voracious appetite (Rxb. 1825 Jam., ‡1923 Watson W.-B.).Sc. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull ii. ii.:
They gave one another nick-names: she called him Gundy-guts and he called her Lousy Peg.

[Orig. unknown. Also in contemp. Eng. slang.]

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