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UKMisery guts
/mˈɪzəɹˌɪ ɡˈʌts/
/mˈɪzɚɹi ɡˈʌts/Misery guts
[NOUN]
What is the origin of the idiom "misery guts" and when to use it?
The term "misery guts" is a colloquial phrase that combines two words: "misery" and "guts." The origin of the phrase is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a playful and informal way to describe someone who is consistently unhappy or miserable. It is used to describe a person who is constantly gloomy, grumpy, or prone to complaining. It implies that the person's disposition or attitude is characterized by a lack of joy or contentment, as if their guts are filled with misery.
Examples
1. It was I feel like a bit of a kind of misery guts, but, you know, it's very, very difficult to kind of run with those projects when you're very aware of the ethnographic complexity and the messiness of what's going on in the ground.
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