Grits vs Guts - What's the difference?
grits | guts |
('hulled oats')
(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
(grit)
The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
(slang) Courage; determination.
:* It must have taken some guts to speak in front that audience.
:* She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone—she's got guts .
(slang) Content, substance.
:* His speech had no guts in it.
(informal) To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out ).
As nouns the difference between grits and guts
is that grits is while guts is .As a proper noun grits
is (canada) the.grits
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Etymology 1
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* (term) usually takes a plural verb, especially outside the southern US.See also
* ("grits" on Wikipedia) * cornmeal * polentaEtymology 2
See (grit) (Etymology 1)Noun
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*guts
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(wikipedia guts)Noun
(head)Synonyms
* (entrails) entrails, guttings, innards, insides, viscera * (courage) balls, nerve, pluck, big ballsVerb
(es)- He gutsed out a 6-1 win.