"spirit, courage," 1893, figurative plural of gut (n.). The idea of the bowels as the seat of the spirit goes back to at least mid-14c. (compare bowel).
he didn't have the guts to try it
gusto
gusty
gut
gut-bucket
gutless
guts
gutsy
gutta-percha
gutter
guttersnipe
guttural
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