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Guido vs Gino - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between guido and gino

is that guido is italian-American male; an American male of Italian extraction as a member of the working-class while gino is a person of Mediterranean (especially Italian) descent, stereotypically regarded as shallow and materialistic.

As a proper noun Guido

is a given name derived from Italian of Italian origin. English equivalent: Guy.

As an acronym GINO is

galactica In Name Only — a derogatory term used by partisan fans of the original Battlestar Galactica to refer to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica

guido

English

(wikipedia Guido)

Proper noun

(Guidos)
  • of (etyl) origin. English equivalent: Guy
  • (US, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) a young, lower class or working class Italian-American or Italian-Canadian male from an urban environment.
  • (US, slang, pejorative) A clothing style associated with the stereotype.

    • Usage notes

    * Carries the connotation of a person who is humorously uncultured and has a thuggish and overtly macho attitude and an unyielding pride in his ancestry. Common in Northeast areas such as Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, New Jersey, South Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Rhode Island and Southwest Connecticut. * The fashion style includes gold or platinum chains, diamond stud earrings, plain T-shirts or muscle shirts, tracksuits, pompadours, slicked-back hair, or hairstyles

    Synonyms

    * (person of Italian descent) dago * (person of Italian descent) Eyetie * (person of Italian descent) goombah * (person of Italian descent) greaseball * (person of Italian descent) guinea * (person of Italian descent) wog * (person of Italian descent) wop

    Alternative forms

    * guido

    Coordinate terms

    * guido, guidette, Guidette

    See also

    *

    gino

    English

    (wikipedia gino)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, Canada, slang, derogatory) A person of Mediterranean (especially Italian) descent, stereotypically regarded as shallow and materialistic.
  • * 1993 , Purdue Research Foundation, Romance Languages Annual
    • Ginos are essentially teenagers of Italian background who take on what they think are traits that characterize an Italian...
  • * 1994 , Marcel Danesi, Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence?
    • Ginos and Ginas typically came from Italian households, wore stylish clothing, and listened to disco-type music.
  • * 200 , "[+//Tania//-]", "They're not going there just to get high"'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.rave )
    • Not all ginos and ginas are the same, just becuz you've come across a couple you hate, doesn't mean you hate them all. ... Where I live it is probably 99% ginos and ginas and I get along with them just fine, in fact, my boyfriend is a gino.

    See also

    * Guido, guido * Guidette, guidette

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