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guttersnipe

gut·ters·nipe

US/ˈɡʌtɚˌsnaɪp/ uncommon archaic dated obsolete slang us

noun

1.

a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas

Origin

From gutter + snipe.

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