It misled the world into thinking that our greatness was founded upon some guttersnipe sharpness of the marketplace.
They vary from "dog"to"cheeky young pup", from "guttersnipe"to"rat", "stool-pigeon"or"swine".
But one can feel strongly about these things without descending to the language of guttersnipes.
I should have thought that in a debate of this nature he would not have stooped so low as to reach the depths of the guttersnipe.
I am convinced that if some of the youths who went around being beastly, horrible little guttersnipes were given a sharp reminder, they would not do it a second time.
Gorcey created a quarrelsome guttersnipe whose greatest joy was in making trouble.
Clyde's mastery of makeup allowed him tremendous versatility; he could play everything from grubby young guttersnipes to old crackpot scientists.