Synonyms for guv


Grammar : Noun
Spell : guhv
Phonetic Transcription : gÊŒv

Top 10 synonyms for guv Other synonyms for the word guv

Définition of guv

Origin :
  • 1890, shortening of guvner, casual British pronunciation of governor as a title of respect.
  • As in governor : noun person administrating government
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for guv

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