/ gʌv; NAmE / exclamation
( BrE , informal ) used by a man to address another man who is a customer, etc., meaning 'sir'
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of guv'nor .
/ gʌv; NAmE / exclamation
( BrE , informal ) used by a man to address another man who is a customer, etc., meaning 'sir'
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of guv'nor .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005