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governor
noun
British
informal
:
a
friendly
or
respectful
way
to
address
or
refer
to
a
man
in
authority
,
an
employer
,
or
sometimes
any
older
man
•
Thanks
for
the
lift
,
governor
!
Thanks
for
the
lift
,
governor
!
•
Excuse
me
,
governor
,
could
you
tell
me
the
time
?
Excuse
me
,
governor
,
could
you
tell
me
the
time
?
A
shortening
and
relaxed
pronunciation
of
the
formal
word
'governor'
that
began
appearing
in
19th-century
London
slang
.
