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guy
1[gahy]
noun
Informal.Ìýa man or boy; fellow.
He's a nice guy.
Informal.Ìýnone guys people, regardless of their gender.
Could one of you guys help me with this?
Chiefly British Slang.Ìýa grotesquely dressed person.
British.ÌýOften Guy a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.
verb (used with object)
to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.
guy
2[gahy]
noun
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)
to guide, steady, or secure with a guy or guys.
Guy
3[gahy, gee]
noun
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “woods.â€
guy
1/ É¡²¹Éª /
noun
informalÌýa man or youth
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
a person in shabby or ludicrously odd clothes
informalÌý(plural) persons of either sex
verb
(tr) to make fun of; ridicule
guy
2/ É¡²¹Éª /
noun
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
verb
(tr) to anchor, steady, or guide with a guy or guys
Guy
3/ É¡²¹Éª /
noun
Buddy, real name George Guy. born 1936, US blues singer and guitarist
GUY
4abbreviation
Guyana (international car registration)
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of guy1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of guy1
Origin of guy2
Idioms and Phrases
give the guy to, to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip.
Example Sentences
Or they just get hung up on the idea “does this guy really think that we think that he’s a wizard?â€
So I brought Gabe, my good friend, who is also a theater guy.
Boelter said: "I'm going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn't gone this way."
"This guy needs to get caught," he said.
"These guys are heroes to lots of budding football stars in New Zealand."
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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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