different between luv vs guv

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?v/
• Rhymes: -?v
• Homophone: love

Noun

luv (countable and uncountable, plural luvs or luvz)

1. Deliberate misspelling of love.
   • 2001 March, Matt Groening, “Where the Buggalo Roam”, Futurama, season 4, episode 6, opening title

     KRAFTED WITH LUV

     BY MONSTERS

   "BOY WITH LUV", a 2019 hit single by the band BTS

Verb

luv (third-person singular simple present luvz or luvs, present participle luving or luvving, simple past and past participle luvd or luved or luvved)

1. (Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of love.

   • i luv you
   • she luvz it
   • we luvd it
   • you are luving it

Derived terms

See also

• love
• lurv or lurve
• luvvy or luvvie
• wuv

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyv/

Noun

luv m

1. wolf

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse *lúfr. Cognate with Swedish luv, Icelandic lúfa.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /l??v/, [lÿ???] (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -???v

Noun

luv m (nominative & accusative definite singular luven)

1. Fringe, bangs.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /²l??v/, [lÿ???] (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -???v

Verb

lûv (passive luves)

1. To pull someone’s hair.

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu??/

Adjective

luv

1. short

English

Alternative forms

• gov

Etymology

Alternative phonetic spelling of gov, short for governor.

Noun

guv (uncountable)

1. (Britain, chiefly London, informal) a form of address, usually to an unknown male or a superior. An informal form of sir.

   Spare two quid, guv? I 'aven't eaten since yesterday.

   Right away, guv... I mean, sarge.

Synonyms

• boss

Translations

Related terms

• guv'nor
• governor

Anagrams

• vug