Definitions

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  • proper noun A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.
  • proper noun A diminutive of the male given name Gustav and its variants.

Etymologies

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From the Latin name Augustus and from the Swedish name Gustav.

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Examples

  • He thought about the result if he spoke his mind out, told his companions as truthfully as he could what the name Gus Barker had provoked in his memory.

    The Master Colm Tóibín 2004

  • There, some knowledgeable person with the name Gus, Jack, or Ray stitched into his shirt will take one look at them.

    The RVer’s Bible Kim Baker 1997

  • There, some knowledgeable person with the name Gus, Jack, or Ray stitched into his shirt will take one look at them.

    The RVer’s Bible Kim Baker 1997

  • There, some knowledgeable person with the name Gus, Jack, or Ray stitched into his shirt will take one look at them.

    The RVer’s Bible Kim Baker 1997

  • There, some knowledgeable person with the name Gus, Jack, or Ray stitched into his shirt will take one look at them.

    The RVer’s Bible Kim Baker 1997

  • And Gus is an executive producer on "Howl," and he said, you know I knew Rob and Jeff because they had, you know, worked on the documentary, "The Times of Harvey Milk," which, you know, we all watched to prepare for "Milk."

    James Franco, Modern-Day Renaissance Man 2010

  • And Gus is an executive producer on "Howl," and he said, you know I knew Rob and Jeff because they had, you know, worked on the documentary, "The Times of Harvey Milk," which, you know, we all watched to prepare for "Milk."

    James Franco, Modern-Day Renaissance Man 2010

  • And Gus is an executive producer on "Howl," and he said, you know I knew Rob and Jeff because they had, you know, worked on the documentary, "The Times of Harvey Milk," which, you know, we all watched to prepare for "Milk."

    James Franco, Modern-Day Renaissance Man 2010

  • Gus is planning to snatch Andres, a 9-year-old American boy who has been claimed by too many parents.

    The Snatchback 2009

  • The answer lies up in the stratosphere where the cloud Gus is a master at creating “dangerous” babies, which prove to be more than a handful for his loval delivery stork Peck.

    [REVIEW] Disney-Pixar’s ‘UP’ on Blu-Ray « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009

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    February 23, 2010