motoguts

cowardice
1. The discrepancy between publicly presented courage, rebelliousness, and uncompromisingness (often accompanied by automotive aesthetics) and the actual absence of courage, responsibility, and willingness to bear the consequences; the original bold statements are followed by excuses, obfuscation, and attempts to retroactively adjust the narrative
Trait is often found among politicians from small parties, who use it to win votes on the one hand, while at the same time preventing the loss of material benefits or avoiding criminal prosecution
- an excess of verbal courage followed by a complete lack of courage to do anything

2. The person in question presents themselves as a heroic breaker of traffic rules, but when confronted with criminal prosecution, they avoid responsibility and make excuses—only for it to turn out that no violation occurred at all.

3. old Drive a car, commit an offense, and avoid punishment by claiming that a close relative was driving the vehicle, against whom I will not testify

"He trolled me on Facebook, threatened to beat me up, but when he met me on the street, he had the motoguts."
"Will you place the shell casing on the roof of the presidential car, as you claimed on the X? I intended to, but now I have the motoguts."

by Pierrrot February 4, 2026