Guido is a term for a stereotypical young working class Italian-American male from the urban Northeastern United States, often New York. The classic guido is often portrayed as humorously and incorrigibly uncultured, with a thuggish and macho attitude and an unyielding pride in his Italian ancestry. The term is likely derived from the Italian proper name Guido, and is used and recognized particularly around New York City, Long Island, Connecticut, Buffalo, Boston, Providence, due to the large Italian-American populations of these regions.