guv

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English - Turkish
{i} baba
{i} patron
{i} müdür
{i} şef
{i} efendi
English - English
a form of address, usually to an unknown male or a superior. An informal form of sir

Right away, guv... I mean, sarge.

Guv is sometimes used to address a man, especially a customer or someone you are doing a service for. Hey, thanks, guv. used by men, as a way of talking to a male customer in a shop, taxi etc (guvnor)
{i} boss (unofficial term of address for a boss that men and women use); expression of address for man used by a boy or younger man (derived from "governor")
guv'nor
An informal form of address; see guv. This version is especially likely to be applied to the owner of a business or the landlord of a public house
guv

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    Etymology

    [ 'giv ] (verb.) 13th century. Alternative phonetic spelling of gov, short for governor.
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