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  • noun slang, US Italian-American male; an American male of Italian extraction as a member of the working-class

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Examples

  • Seems macaroni rascal is MTV's way of expressing the term guido in Japanese.

    Phillies Zone 2010

  • Instead of casting blame at the term guido as endorsed by Italian-American youth, Savino said it is time to pressure media outlets to change the way they are cast.

    NY Post: News 2010

  • Instead of casting blame at the term guido as endorsed by Italian-American youth, Savino said it is time to pressure media outlets to change the way they are cast.

    NY Post: News 2010

  • Jersey Shore is about more than crazy antics, declarations of "guido" - hood and GTL

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

  • Jersey Shore is about more than crazy antics, declarations of "guido" - hood and GTL

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

  • What does it mean to self-identify as a guido (or, his female equivalent, a guidette)?

    Slate Magazine 2009

  • What does it mean to self-identify as a guido (or, his female equivalent, a guidette)?

    Slate Magazine 2009

  • What does it mean to self-identify as a guido (or, his female equivalent, a guidette)?

    Slate Magazine 2009

  • Andre DiMino, national president of UNICO, said he met with officials of MTV's parent company, Viacom Inc., and they promised to cut down on references to Italians, shots of the Italian flag and the use of terms such as guido, which some Italian-Americans find offensive.

    "Jersey Shore" Dropping The Guidos? 2010

  • Andre DiMino, national president of UNICO, said he met with officials of MTV's parent company, Viacom Inc., and they promised to cut down on references to Italians, shots of the Italian flag and the use of terms such as guido, which some Italian-Americans find offensive.

    "Jersey Shore" Dropping The Guidos? 2010

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  • Pronounced "guide-o" (short for "guidance") in NASA control rooms, this is short for Guidance Officer, the person/staff responsible for the guidance system portion of the spacecraft.

    July 25, 2009

  • October 25, 2010