Guido

See also guidò, and guido

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• enPR: gwē'dō, IPA: /ˈɡwiːdəʊ/, SAMPA: /"gwi:d@U/
• Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Proper noun

Guido (plural Guidos)

1. A male given name of Italian origin. English equivalent: Guy
2. (US, slang, pejorative) a young, lower class or working class Italian-American or Italian-Canadian male from an urban environment.
3. (US, slang, pejorative) A clothing style associated with the stereotype.

Usage notes

• Carries the connotation of a person who is humorously uncultured and has a thuggish and overtly macho attitude and an unyielding pride in his Italian ancestry. Common in Northeast areas such as Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, New Jersey, South Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Rhode Island and Southwest Connecticut.
• The fashion style includes gold or platinum chains, diamond stud earrings, plain T-shirts or muscle shirts, tracksuits, pompadours, slicked-back hair, or blowout hairstyles

Synonyms

• (pejorative sense (of a person)): goombah, dago

Alternative forms

• (pejorative sense (of a person)): guido

Coordinate terms

• (pejorative sense (of a person)): guido , guidette

See also

• (pejorative sense (of a person)): Guido (slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Guido (slang)

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Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡwi.do/
• Rhymes: -ido
• Hyphenation: Guì‧do
• Homophone: guido

Proper noun

Guido m.

1. A male given name, cognate to Guy.