innards
English
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Etymology
[edit]Alteration of inwards.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]innards
Noun
[edit]innards pl (plural only)
- The internal organs of a human or animal; especially viscera, intestines.
- 1970, “Walpurgis (older version of War Pigs)”, in Geezer Butler (lyrics), Paranoid, performed by Black Sabbath:
- It's the place for all black sinners. / Watch them eating dead rat's innards.
- (figurative) The inner workings of something; the insides or guts.
- He took the cover off his computer and looked at the innards.
Usage notes
[edit]- This word is most frequently used in the plural or collective sense, as above.
Translations
[edit]internal organs
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