Guido: is a slang term, often derogatory, for a working-class urban Italian American. The guido stereotype is multi-faceted. Originally, it was used as a demeaning term for Italian Americans in ge...
etymology - The origin of the derogatory usage of Guido - English ...
Probably this is based on a translation of Latin clavis "key," used by Guido for "lowest tone of a scale," or French clef (see clef; also see keynote). Sense of "mechanism on a musical instrument operated by the player's fingers" is from c. 1500, probably also suggested by uses of clavis.
This phrase seems most common in the software industry. The first instance I know of is this post on a Python programming language newsgroup — Subject: If Guido was hit by a bus? From: Michael McLay Date: Wed, 29 Jun 94 10:07:42 EDT What if you saw this posted tommorrow. > Guido's unexpected death has come as a shock to us all. Disguntled > members of the Tcl mob are suspected, but no ...
In Spanish, we have different names for the different types of periods: If the period is inside a paragraph, it's called punto seguido. If the period ends a paragraph, it's called punto y aparte. ...
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