Greedygut

/ˈɡriːdiɡʌt/ noun

Definition

A greedy or gluttonous person, especially one who eats excessively (archaic insult).

Etymology

Compound word combining 'greedy' and 'gut,' a visceral reference to someone's stomach as the source of their excessive appetite, common in Medieval and Early Modern English insults.

Kelly Says

Medieval insults combined body parts with personality flaws—'greedygut' and 'swellbelly' were colorful ways to shame people for overindulgence, showing that fat-shaming has very old roots in language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍላጎት ላይ አለው
fla-got la-i a-le-wu
ARالعربية
بطن جشع
batn ja's'
BNবাংলা
লোভী পেট
lo-bee pet
CACatalà
ventre ambiciós
ven-tre am-bi-cios
CSČeština
žárlivý žaludek
zhar-lee-vee zha-lu-dek
DADansk
glade mave
glah-deh ma-ve
DEDeutsch
gieriger Bauch
geer-i-ger bauch
ELΕλληνικά
φιλόδοξος στομάχι
filo-do-xos sto-ma-chi
ESEspañol
ventero codicioso
ven-te-ro ko-di-si-so
FAفارسی
شکم لال باز
shak-m laal baaz
FISuomi
avuli vatsa
ah-voo-lee va-tsa
FRFrançais
gourmand avide
goo-r-mand a-veed
GUGU
લોભી પેટ
lo-bee pet
HAHA
baƙin
ba-kin
HEעברית
בטן תאוותני
betan ta'avot-ni
HIहिन्दी
लालची पेट
laalchi pet
HUMagyar
makacskás has
mak-acs-kas has
IDBahasa Indonesia
perut serakah
pe-rut se-ra-kah
IGIG
ọ bụghị ọnụọgụ
o bu-ghi on-u-o-gu
ITItaliano
pancia avida
pan-cha a-vi-da
JA日本語
欲深い腹
yoku fukai hara
KKKK
алмау
al-mau
KMKM
ជាអ្នកកាត់
chea aneak kaat
KO한국어
욕심 많은 배
yogsim-i ma-ten bae
MRMR
लालची पोट
laalchi pet
MSBahasa Melayu
perut tamakan
pe-rut ta-ma-kan
MYမြန်မာ
လွယ်ကျစ
lway-kyah-cha
NLNederlands
hongerige buik
hon-ger-i-ge buik
NONorsk
glade mage
glah-deh ma-ge
PAPA
ਲਾਲਚੀ ਪੇਟ
laalchi pet
PLPolski
chciwy żołądek
ch-chi-v-ee zho-la-dek
PTPortuguês
estômago avarento
es-to-ma-go a-va-ren-to
RORomână
stomacul însemnat
sto-ma-cul in-sem-nat
RUРусский
жадный живот
zhadny zhivot
SVSvenska
avundsjuk mage
av-unds-juk ma-ge
SWKiswahili
tumbo mwenye tamaa
tum-bo mwen-ye ta-maa
TAதமிழ்
வஞ்சக மயிர்
van-ja-ka ma-i-r
TEతెలుగు
పేదరి గుండె
pe-da-ri gun-de
THไทย
ท้องโลภ
tong lobp
TLTL
may hilig tiyan
may hee-lig tee-yan
TRTürkçe
açgözlü karın
ach-goz-loo ka-rin
UKУкраїнська
жадібний шлунок
zhad-ib-nyy shlu-nok
URاردو
لَالچہ پیٹ
laalcha pet
VITiếng Việt
bụng tham lam
bung tham lam
YOYO
eni
e-ni
ZH中文
贪婪的肚子
tān lán de dùzi
ZUZU
alutho
a-lu-tho

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