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'ello guv'nor

'ello guv'nor phrase: mimicking British English, especially Cockney.

Phrase

'ello guv'nor!

  1. (US) Mimicking British English, especially Cockney.
    • And thank him as a Yankee fellow southerner / Don't forget the General rank – 'ello, guv'nor!2012, “Guv'nor”, in Key to the Kuffs, performed by JJ DOOM
    • This shows how skillful the acting troupe was – I have an ear for British accents and most of them pulled it off perfectly (though occasionally some cast members sounded a bit ‘ello guv’nor’).2016 December 6, Jonathan, “Theatre Review: King Charles III at The Chicago ShakespeareTheater – A Fantastic Feast for Anglophiles and Royal Watchers”, in Anglotopia, archived from the original on 02...

Forms of 'ello guv'nor

alternative form'ello gov'na

Questions about 'ello guv'nor

What does 'ello guv'nor mean?
'ello guv'nor means mimicking British English, especially Cockney.
What part of speech is 'ello guv'nor?
'ello guv'nor is a phrase.

Words near 'ello guv'nor in the dictionary

  1. 'Eid al-Fitr
  2. 'Eid ul-Adha
  3. 'Eid ul-Fitr
  4. 'eld
  5. 'ello
  6. 'ello guv'nor
  7. 'elp
  8. 'em
  9. 'emselves
  10. 'er
  11. 'er indoors

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