What does it mean when someone says gutted?

adjective Slang. very sad, upset, frustrated, etc.: We were absolutely gutted to find out that our favorite Italian restaurant is closing.

What does gutted mean in America?

If you are gutted, you feel extremely disappointed or depressed about something that has happened.

Is gutted British?

Gutted spelt G-U-T-T-E-D is British slang word of pure contextual emotion. To be “gutted” about a situation means to be devastated and saddened. It can be used like this: “His girlfriend broke up with him.

How do you use gutted in a sentence?

Gutted sentence example

When it subsided the ship was still afloat, but she was nothing but a gutted hull lighted by a dying glare, and she fired no more. He doesn’t look too clever, I am gutted at the moment.

Where does gutted come from?

The OED reports it originated as prison slang and defines it as: “bitterly disappointed; devastated, shattered; utterly fed up.” The dictionary’s first citation is a 1984 entry in Jonathon Green’s Dictionary of Contemporary Slang and the first use in the wild is from a 1987 article in the English newspaper The …

What does gutted by fire mean?

With the most important parts destroyed (often by fire), removed or rendered useless.

Why do British say gutted?

Yes, here ‘gutted’ as slang would denote extreme disappointment ( not that I was gutted when England lost; it always ends in tears with England matches) or that you were devastated, shocked… definately more than disappointed. Metaphorically disembowelled – left with nothing.