guido
nounnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɡwiːdəʊ//
- United States//ˈɡwidoʊ//
An Italian or (especially) Italian-American man, especially a stereotypical working-class or lower-class, usually urban-dwelling one.
noun
- 1
slangAn Italian or (especially) Italian-American man, especially a stereotypical working-class or lower-class, usually urban-dwelling one.
In a way, he looked like one of those guidos from MTV's Jersey Shore, but he resembled them only in appearance.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Frankish *Widōbor. Medieval Latin *Widō Italian Guidobor. English guido From Italian Guido, a male given name. Doublet of Guido, Guy, and guy.
noun
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slangA guidance officer.
While the Black Team continued to monitor current conditions, off-console retrofire officers (RETROs), flight dynamics officers (FIDOs), and guidance officers (GUIDOs) were at work calculating the exact short-burn maneuver […]
There were to be four Guidance Officers for Apollo 1. Two “Guidos” were to be on the console for launch phase and two for orbit phase.
Forms
- plural
- guidos
guido · An Italian or (especially) Italian-American man, especially a stereotypical working-class or lower-class, usually urban-dwelling one.
Guido · A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Guy.guild · A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of…Guild · A surname.