Meaning of guido | Babel Free
ˈɡwidoʊDefinitions
- An Italian or (especially) Italian-American man, especially a stereotypical working-class or lower-class, usually urban-dwelling one.
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A guidance officer. US, slang
- A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Guy.
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Alternative letter-case form of guido. alt-of
Equivalents
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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