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guy

1 American  
[gahy] / gaɪ /

noun

  1. Informal. a man or boy; fellow.

    He's a nice guy.

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

    Could one of you guys help me with this?

  3. Chiefly British Slang. a grotesquely dressed person.

  4. British. Often Guy a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.

verb (used with object)

guyed, guying

  1. to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.

idioms

  1. give the guy to, to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip.

guy 2 American  
[gahy] / gaɪ /

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, guying

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

Guy 3 American  
[gahy, gee] / gaɪ, gi /

noun

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

guy 1 British  
/ 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 2 British  
/ 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 3 British  
/ ɡaɪ /

noun

  1. Buddy, real name George Guy. born 1936, US blues singer and guitarist

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GUY 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Guyana (international car registration)

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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“Blake wasn’t right last year, clearly. He’s throwing the baseball really well. Having guys that you trust is everything for the pen. ... You’ve got to count on those veteran guys for sure.”

From Los Angeles Times

“And we’re aligned as far as our organization, our pitching guys, he’s comfortable with it.”

From Los Angeles Times

I did start dating a guy who was a narcissist, and my world shifted a bit, which temporarily turned my priorities upside down.

From MarketWatch

“I’m just taking meetings and auditioning like every other late 50s white comedy guy in L.A., sitting around waiting for the phone to ring.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I think the guys were in a tough spot,” Knight said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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