black as a dog's guts
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Utterly black; pitch-black.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “black as a dog's guts” mean?
Utterly black; pitch-black.
Is “black as a dog's guts” formal or informal?
black as a dog's guts is generally slang.