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  1. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word guy, which can mean a man, a person, a rope, or a verb. Find out the history of Guy Fawkes Day and the phrase \"guyed.\"

  2. 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. Guy definition: a man or boy; fellow. See examples of GUY used in a sentence.

  3. GUY meaning: 1. a man: 2. used to address a group of people of either sex: 3. in the UK, a model of a man that…. Learn more.

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    Pronunciation

    1. enPR: gī, IPA(key): /ɡaɪ/ 2. Rhymes: -aɪ

    Etymology 1

    Coined by semantic widening from the name of Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an English Catholic executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, from Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element witu "wood" from Proto-Germanic *widuz, such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido.

    Etymology 2

    From Old French guie, linked to verb guier (“guide”), from Frankish *wītan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“know”). Cognate with English guide.

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English guy.

    Noun

    guy m (plural guys, diminutive guytje n) 1. (slang) guy 1.1. Synonyms: gozer, gast, kerel, sjarel 1.2. Die guy aan de deur is geloof ik helemaal geen bouncer. ― I don't think that guyat the door is a bouncer at all.

    See also

    1. boy

    Etymology

    Related to buy (“baobab fruit”).

    Noun

    guy (definite form guy gi) 1. baobab

    Learn the definition, pronunciation, etymology and usage of the word guy in English and other languages. Guy can mean a man, a boy, a thing, a person, or an effigy of a man burned on a bonfire.

  6. A guy is a dude, a boy, a man, or really anybody. It's an informal way to refer to a person, especially a male. But a group of people can be guys, even if they’re all female.

  7. 2 days ago · Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word 'guy' in British and American English. Find out the synonyms, origin, and examples of 'guy' as a noun, verb, and abbreviation.

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