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guy

1

[ gahy ]

noun

  1. Informal. a man or boy; fellow:

    He's a nice guy.

  2. none guys, Informal. people, regardless of their gender:

    Could one of you guys help me with this?

  3. Chiefly British Slang. a grotesquely dressed person.
  4. Often Guy. British. a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.


verb (used with object)

, guyed, guy·ing.
  1. to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.

guy

2

[ gahy ]

noun

  1. a rope, cable, or appliance used to guide and steady an object being hoisted or lowered, or to secure anything likely to shift its position.

verb (used with object)

, guyed, guy·ing.
  1. to guide, steady, or secure with a guy or guys.

Guy

3

[ gahy; French gee ]

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “woods.”

guy

1

/ ɡaɪ /

noun

  1. a rope, chain, wire, etc, for anchoring an object, such as a radio mast, in position or for steadying or guiding it while being hoisted or lowered
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verb

  1. tr to anchor, steady, or guide with a guy or guys
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guy

2

/ ɡaɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a man or youth
  2. a crude effigy of Guy Fawkes, usually made of old clothes stuffed with straw or rags, that is burnt on top of a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
  3. a person in shabby or ludicrously odd clothes
  4. informal.
    plural persons of either sex
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verb

  1. tr to make fun of; ridicule
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Guy

3

/ ɡaɪ /

noun

  1. GuyBuddy1936MUSMUSIC: blues singerMUSIC: guitarist Buddy, real name George Guy. born 1936, US blues singer and guitarist
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GUY

4

abbreviation for

  1. Guyana (international car registration)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of guy1

First recorded in 1800–10; after Guy Fawkes

Origin of guy2

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gi(e), from Old French guie “a guide,” derivative of guier to guide
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Word History and Origins

Origin of guy1

C14: probably from Low German; compare Dutch gei brail, geiblok pulley, Old French guie guide, from guier to guide

Origin of guy2

C19: short for Guy Fawkes
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. give the guy to, British Slang. to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip.
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Example Sentences

If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.

Everywhere I go, ‘Hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’

When we had that meeting in the Caribbean, Jeffrey was holding his own and not only was he a pleasant host, he was pleasant guy.

And we have a lot of great guests this season: Greta Gerwig, Natasha Lyonne, Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi is back—I love that guy.

Ass-kicking, bad guy-killing Carter is just a future spinster.

Fifty per cent, and with the ten that we are supposed to pay you, that don't leave a guy much profit.

One of them was the late Secretary of the Treasury, Guy, who had been turned out of his place for corruption.

"There's a guy outside wants to see you, Chief," Charlie Ward's assistant announced through the door.

Lamb worked his way up into the throng and got a glimpse of the other guy getting stiff on the backroom floor.

For instance, the guy that was kicked by a mule, he had a hoof mark on his head and his mule had a bloody hoof.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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