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gut reaction

gut reaction

Date: Dec 31 2003

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I have a gut reaction to the material that I’m dealing with and if there’s something, like, Something’s Gotta Give, when I read this script, I was like, ‘This is one of the best scripts that I’ve ever read, period.’”
- Keanu Reeves, actor, talking about his new movie, Something’s Gotta Give.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

instinct, instinctual thought, intuitive feeling, initial feeling, first feeling about something, first idea about whether something is right or wrong, first thought about whether something is good or bad

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You can use “gut reaction” to describe your immediate feeling about something. For example, if you meet a new person, what you think about that person in the first few minutes is your “gut reaction.” A “gut reaction” is based on feeling and instinct rather than reason and logic. So, if you listen to a new CD one time and you don’t like it, you could say that your “gut reaction” to the CD was a bad one. However, after listening to the CD many times, you might actually have a positive feeling about it.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””My gut reaction to that movie was that it was stupid and violent, but now that I’ve had some time to think about it, I feel like it actually had some good parts.”“

””I usually follow my gut reaction, because it’s usually right. I don’t think about stuff too much. I just follow my instinct.”“

””Your gut reaction about Tommy could be wrong. I know you thought he seemed like a bad guy, but I’ve known him for several years and he’s always been honest and sincere. I think you should give him another chance.”“

””When George Bush became President in 2000, I had a bad gut reaction. I was really worried about what was going to happen to our country.”“

””So what’d you think? What was your gut reaction? Did you like it?”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Gut reaction means instinct, intuition. For example, My gut reaction was to get the hell out of there.
by Sherry (ShenZhen, China)
i think gut reaction means a very fast and accurate decision or reaction that happens suddenly
by IVY (Penang, Malaysia)
I guess this “gut reaction” means en emotion-based reaction, rather than being based on reasons and logic.
by Ali (Tehran, Iran)
i guess it originally descibe the feeling when you see some delicious dishes. you are seeking to enjoy these dishes. The deriving meaning of it is that you are dying for having something.
For example, i see a beautiful piece of antique, i can not keep my hands off it. i will say i have a gut reaction for it.
by vincent
Something that you believe strongly and you can’t stop to think about it.
by Annie (Hsintien Taipei, Taiwan)
Gut reaction is the will (or feeling that is based on instinct) to do something which is difficult quickly.
by Cheng (Taipei, R.O.C)
It means that someone have a ‘strong feeling’ to decide whether something is bad or good.
by Asad (Karachi, Pakistan)
Gut reaction means having a strong reaction with something that is exiting
by Rommel (Quito, Ecuador)
some of what you guess may be in right.
by mhd (Damascus, Syria)
that is the feeling that something special is about to happen.
by paola (Pasto, Colombia)
gut reaction” means the courage or determination for a reaction.
by Dana (Dubai, UAE)
feel interested/confident in
by coral (Mudanjiang, China)
He has a special talent to instantly inspiration to sense of a good script.
by Daisy (New York, USA)
something worthy to show to others
by sandy (Zhenjiang, China)
excited, happy
by xiang (Shanghai, China)

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