guido
/ˈɡwidoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.17 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Guy.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of guido.
noun
An Italian or (especially) Italian-American man, especially a stereotypical working-class or lower-class, usually urban-dwelling one.
American usage; Slang
Example Sentences
- "In a way, he looked like one of those guidos from MTV's Jersey Shore, but he resembled them only in appearance."
- "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."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Guido
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡwidoʊ/
- British English: /ˈɡwiːdəʊ/
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Phrases
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