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guido, n. U.S. slang (usu. derogatory).
Brit. |ˈgwiːdəʊ|, U.S. |ˈgwidoʊ|
Forms: also with capital initial.
[‹ the Italian male forename Guido, perhaps with punning allusion to the correspondence between Guy, the equivalent forename in English, and guy n.2]
A person regarded as socially unsophisticated, esp. one whose attire and behaviour are viewed as typically lower-class suburban. Also: spec. an Italian-American man, esp. one who is aggressively masculine and vain regarding his appearance and possessions.
1986Los Angeles Times 23 May v. 15/1 We call them guidos—people who had no idea what we were about and they heard about it [sc. the club] and came down, instead of knowing somebody and finding out about it first. 1990Vanity Fair May 112/2 The courtroom was packed with..neighborhood wiseguys and the Guidos from Queens in their gold chains and turquoise patterned sweaters. 1991Music Paper Mar. 10/2 All the cool bands play in The City... Nothing on Long Island but guidos and meatheads. 2001Us Weekly 11–18 June 91/3 Her other officemates are a Guido (Larry Romano as Aldo Bonnadonna), a Latina spitfire..and a ‘street’ black guy. |