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guv
[ guhv ]
/ gʌv /
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noun Chiefly British Informal.
term of address used to a man, especially by a younger man, boy, employee, or social inferior.
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Origin of guv
First recorded in 1850–55; by shortening and respelling
Words nearby guv
gutturalize, gutturalized, gutturonasal, gutty, gut-wrenching, guv, guy, Guyana, Guyanese, Guyenne, Guy Fawkes Day
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