GUV Meaning of GUV in English guv /ɡʌv/ BrE AmE noun British English spoken [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: guvnor ] used by men, as a way of talking to a male customer in a shop, taxi etc:Where to, guv? Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012