guttersnipe
(derogatory, archaic) A street urchin.
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Lovely new issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social! I'm especially looking forward to reading @drstewartsmith.bsky.social's Invisible Jukebox with Guttersnipe. On my end, I went long on a pair of sublime releases: Los…
Interview: Guttersnipe https://ourculturemag.com/2026/05/05/interview-guttersnipe/
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(derogatory, archaic) A street urchin.
: "Do not worry, Mrs Kane, we will return you a different boy. The guttersnipe you bring us will not be the boy you get back."
“The Wire 508 is out now! Featuring Seefeel on the cover, plus Ibrahim Alfa Jnr, Asher Gamedze, Magic Tuber Stringband, Emilie Škrijelj & Tom Malmendier, Guttersnipe's Jukebox, KINACT, Egg Meat, Paul Pinto and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Lovely new issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social! I'm especially looking forward to reading @drstewartsmith.bsky.social's Invisible Jukebox with Guttersnipe. On my end, I went long on a pair of sublime releases: Los Thuthanaka's 𝘞𝘢𝘬'𝘢 EP and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton's 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, slang, obsolete, derogatory) A broker who sold securities in the street.
“Interview: Guttersnipe https://ourculturemag.com/2026/05/05/interview-guttersnipe/”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(derogatory, dated) A person of the lowest social or economic class.
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