guv

English

Alternative forms

gov

Etymology

Alternative phonetic spelling of gov, short for governor.

Noun

guv (uncountable)

(Britain, chiefly London, informal) a form of address, usually to an unknown male or a superior. An informal form of sir.
Spare two quid, guv? I 'aven't eaten since yesterday.

Right away, guv... I mean, sarge.

Synonyms

boss

Translations

form of address

French: chef (fr) m, patron (fr) m
Hungarian: főnök (hu)

Serbo-Croatian: gazda (sh) m, šef (sh) m

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Anagrams

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