单词 | guv |
释义 | Guvn. colloquial (chiefly British). 1. = guv'nor n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who is in charge gaffera1658 old man1668 governor1783 head woman1799 boss1806 oyakata1818 guv'nor1843 head-worker1846 jossc1860 Guv1861 Maluka1905 big guy1921 skip1921 kingfish1930 boss-man1934 pitch-and-toss1942 honcho1945 head honcho1952 1861 H. L. Abbott Fallen Leaves 36 The gov. thinks I had better not go. 1888 Punch 4 Feb. 57/1 When the Guv. read my ansers, he said there were too things struk him forsibly—my injinuity and my ignoranse, which was a nice remark for a fellow's pater to say! 1921 F. Ward Phyllis Anne vi. 78 I happened to be on the wire hearing you arrange to put one over on the Guv. 2008 K. Bruen in T. Robinson Hardcore Hardboiled 11 This is my Guv so you be on yer best behaviour, I'm trying to impress him. 2. = guv'nor n. 2. ΚΠ 1866 T. W. Robertson Society i. i. 5 Ten minutes to twelve, eh, guv? 1883 G. W. Peck Peck's Bad Boy 88 Hellow, Gov., how's your liver? 1960 ‘A. Burgess’ Doctor is Sick 226 Give us a bob for a cuppa and a wad, guv. 1970 ‘R. Allen’ Skinhead xii, in Compl. Richard Allen (1992) I. 77 Make that three pints, guv. 2011 D. Ianson White Jaguar i. 18 Once in the taxi the driver asked, ‘Where to, Guv? Newton Poppleford?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861 |
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