guido

guido

See also: guidò and Guido

English

Alternative forms

• Guido

Etymology

From Italian Guido, a male given name, equivalent to English Guy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: gwē'dō
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwidoʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwiːdəʊ/
• Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Noun

guido (plural guidos)

1. (slang, US, ethnic slur) Italian-American male; an American male of Italian extraction as a member of the working-class.
   • 2013, Nathan J Morissey, 62 Hot Gay Stories

     In a way, he looked like one of those guidos from MTV's Jersey Shore, but he resembled them only in appearance.

Translations

person of Italian descent — see wop

Coordinate terms

• guidette, Guidette

Derived terms

• guidette

Synonyms

• (person of Italian descent): dago, Eyetie, goombah, greaseball, guinea, wog, wop

See also

• Italian: truzzo

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwi.do/
• Rhymes: -ido
• Hyphenation: guì‧do
• Homophone: Guido

Verb

guido

1. first-person singular present indicative of guidare