Definitions
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- proper noun A male
given name of Italian origin. English equivalent:Guy - proper noun US, slang, pejorative a young, lower class or working class Italian-American or Italian-Canadian male from an urban environment.
- proper noun US, slang, pejorative A clothing style associated with the stereotype.
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Examples
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Paul Staines, who blogs under the name Guido Fawkes, posted a draft of the former Number 10 communications director's written evidence online on Sunday.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011
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He had drawn his information from Paul Staines, a former bond trader who writes a blog from London under the name Guido Fawkes.
NYT > Home Page By DOREEN CARVAJAL 2012
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Paul Staines, who blogs under the name Guido Fawkes, posted a draft of Mr Campbell's written evidence online at the weekend.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011
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The inquiry, led by senior judge Brian Leveson, said Sunday it would call Paul Staines, who blogs under the name Guido Fawkes.
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The inquiry, led by senior judge Brian Leveson, said Sunday it would call Paul Staines, who blogs under the name Guido Fawkes.
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He had drawn his information from Paul Staines, a former bond trader who writes a blog under the name Guido Fawkes from London.
NYT > Home Page By DOREEN CARVAJAL 2012
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Tony Blair's former communications director said the document published online by Paul Staines, who blogs under the name Guido Fawkes, was an early version.
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It emerged on Sunday that political blogger Paul Staines, who runs the Order-order website under the name Guido Fawkes, had been summoned to the inquiry sometime this week.
BBC News - Home 2011
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There's no date stamp on when the term Guido came into play, but Tricarico theorizes that it very well may have originated as an insult from within the Italian-American community, confering inferior status on immigrants who are "just off the boat."
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