gutbomb

English

Etymology

gut +‎ bomb

Pronunciation

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Noun

gutbomb (plural gutbombs)

1. (slang) A food item that is hard on the stomach due to its greasiness, large size, richness, etc.
   • 1999 April 27, Robert Sietsema, “Hamburger Heaven”, in Village Voice:

     Of 18 varieties, the Harlem ($6.40) is the pride of the establishment, melting twin Americans over the beef, flopping on a runny egg, depositing the result on a splayed bun, and finally dumping chili con carne over the whole thing—a delicious gutbomb that defies digestion.

   • 2001, John T. Edge, Georgia, Compass American Guides, →ISBN, page 65:

     Opened in 1934, this cleaner-than-clean diner serves hand-patted hamburgers on roasted buns and gutbomb chili to a loyal cadre of locals.

   • 2006, Lily Burana, Try, St. Martin's Griffin, published 2007, →ISBN, page 176:

     At midnight, J. W. and I stopped outside Thermopolis and bought two jumbo coffees and microwave gutbomb burritos at a fuel plaza with a food mart big as an Albertson's.

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