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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

“Just letting the guys know we all make mistakes but hopefully we all can learn from it,” he said.

“He’s just a young guy who had lumps early on, and this is what happens,” Riley said.

“Back in the hardcore days, it was a rite of passage that the new guy would be on bass,” Malkmus points out.

While the song’s memes were all about screaming “MUSTAAAARD,” listeners will leave the track wondering about the guy taunting “Crazy, scary, spooky, hilarious.”

“Thank you for everything, guys. You voting are the reason we got to 2nd place,” she and Bersten wrote in a joint statement.

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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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