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Gus¹

  • /ɡʌs/
  • /ɡʊs/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌs

Where it comes from

Clipping of Augustus. From the Latin name Augustus.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

Gus²

  • /ɡʌs/

Rhymes with -ʌs

Where it comes from

Clipping of Gustav, Gustave, Gustavus. From the Swedish name Gustav.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Gustav and its variants.

Gus³

  • /ɡʌs/

Rhymes with -ʌs

Where it comes from

Clipping of Kostas. From the Greek name Κωνσταντίνος (Konstantínos).

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Konstantinos.

Gus⁴

  • /ɡuːz/

Rhymes with -uːz

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Gu

gus⁵

noun

  1. plural plural of gu

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shawn, gustave, guy, boy, dude, geezer, jos, cis, weirdo, goss, rug, cso, sof, fusions, backbone, nerve

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"gus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gus

Chicago

"gus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gus.

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@misc{gus_2026,
  title = {gus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}