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gutbucket

gutbucket

9.9
A musician who plays rough, powerful blues or jazz
  • noun
  • /ˈɡʌtˌbʌkɪt/
  • Archaic
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  • The club was packed as the legendary gutbucket took the stage with his harmonica.

Examples

  • The band played with a true gutbucket style.

  • She earned a reputation as a true gutbucket in the local jazz scene.

  • Fans loved the gutbucket for his energetic and unpolished performances.

  • Many gutbuckets perform at local blues festivals.

  • The band played a gutbucket tune that had everyone tapping their feet.

  • He loves visiting the local gutbucket where the jazz musicians perform every weekend.

  • Her gutbucket style on the saxophone captivated the audience with its raw energy.

Synonyms

ivory-thumper
vsgutbucket
  • Slang
9.9

A pianist who often plays with energy and style in jazz

is rough and earthy in style rather than flashy or showy

Antonyms

sophisticated
86 6.7

A person who has wide experience of the world and good social manners

Surface Forms

gutbucket singular
gutbuckets plural

Morphology

gutbucket = gut + bucket (opaque) = gut + bucket

Although the form is a straightforward compound, the sense 'a musician who plays in a raw, earthy, and unrefined style' is a lexicalized extension that is not recoverable from the literal meanings of the parts.

Etymology

Gutbucket for a musician comes from the same basic words gut and bucket, where gut means deep, strong feeling and bucket gives a plain, earthy sense. So a gutbucket player is someone who plays in a rough, honest way, with feeling rather than polish.