Antonyms for guv
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : guhv |
| Phonetic Transcription : gÊŒv |
Definition of guv
Origin :- 1890, shortening of guvner, casual British pronunciation of governor as a title of respect.
- As in governor : noun person administrating government
- Not as the guv'nor do anything more'n his duty in puttin' of him out—nowise!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Beg yer pardon, Guv'nor, but could yer lend me a bathin' suit?
- Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 » by Various
- Gawd love you, guv'nor, they'd fight 'ell's blazes, them chaps would!
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- And, jerking his head back towards the room behind him, "Guv'nor's got it now."
- Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
- Tell ye what, jedge, that feller'll be guv'ner of a State one of these days.
- Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
- Will it make any difference, Guv'nor, if I speaks the truth?
- Extract from : « The Pigeon (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- "You've got the bulge on me this time, guv'nor," he admitted ruefully.
- Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
- Prescott, did you get a letter from my guv'nor this morning?
- Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys Snowbound » by H. Irving Hancock
- "There ain't no use in stoppin' 'ere, guv'nor," the latter had said.
- Extract from : « Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks » by Bracebridge Hemyng
- As for the guv'nor—well, I wish you could have seen him, that's all.
- Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Synonyms for guv
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