See guv on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "Alternative phonetic spelling of gov, short for governor.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "guvs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "guv'nor"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "governor"
}
],
"senses": [
{
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{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
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},
{
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},
{
"kind": "other",
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Spare two quid, guv? I 'aven't eaten since yesterday.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Right away, guv... I mean, sarge.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior."
],
"id": "en-guv-en-noun-uuYcnX-o",
"raw_glosses": [
"(UK, Ireland, chiefly London, informal) A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior."
],
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{
"_dis1": "69 31",
"sense": "to a stranger of comparable status",
"word": "mate"
}
],
"tags": [
"Ireland",
"London",
"UK",
"informal"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "form of address",
"word": "šéfe"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šéfíku"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chef"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patron"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "form of address",
"word": "főnök"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kierownik"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kierowniczka"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gazda"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "form of address",
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],
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},
{
"_dis1": "70 30",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "grabben"
}
]
},
{
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"_dis": "32 68",
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"_dis": "39 61",
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{
"_dis": "28 72",
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{
"_dis": "35 65",
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"_dis": "31 69",
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{
"_dis": "34 66",
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{
"_dis": "30 70",
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},
{
"_dis": "34 66",
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We cover up the window so the guvs can't see us."
}
],
"glosses": [
"A male prison officer."
],
"id": "en-guv-en-noun-~mkJhxo1",
"raw_glosses": [
"(UK, informal) A male prison officer."
],
"tags": [
"UK",
"informal"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "boss"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "guv'nor"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "gov"
}
],
"word": "guv"
}
{
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Terms with Czech translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Hungarian translations",
"Terms with Polish translations",
"Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
"Terms with Swedish translations"
],
"etymology_text": "Alternative phonetic spelling of gov, short for governor.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "guvs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "guv (plural guvs)",
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "guv'nor"
},
{
"word": "governor"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"British English",
"English informal terms",
"English terms with usage examples",
"Irish English",
"London English"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Spare two quid, guv? I 'aven't eaten since yesterday.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Right away, guv... I mean, sarge.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(UK, Ireland, chiefly London, informal) A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior."
],
"tags": [
"Ireland",
"London",
"UK",
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"British English",
"English informal terms"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We cover up the window so the guvs can't see us."
}
],
"glosses": [
"A male prison officer."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(UK, informal) A male prison officer."
],
"tags": [
"UK",
"informal"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "boss"
},
{
"word": "guv'nor"
},
{
"sense": "to a stranger of comparable status",
"word": "mate"
},
{
"word": "gov"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "form of address",
"word": "šéfe"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šéfíku"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chef"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patron"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "form of address",
"word": "főnök"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kierownik"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kierowniczka"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gazda"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šef"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "form of address",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "grabben"
}
],
"word": "guv"
}
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