Guvs


[guhv] /gʌv/

noun, Chiefly British Informal.
1.
term of address used to a man, especially by a younger man, boy, employee, or social inferior.
2.
(def 6).
/ɡʌv/
noun
1.
(Brit) an informal name for governor

1890, shortening of guvner, casual British pronunciation of governor as a title of respect.

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