guy
1Informal. a man or boy; fellow: He's a nice guy.
guys ,Informal. people, regardless of their gender: Could one of you guys help me with this?
Chiefly British Slang. a grotesquely dressed person.
Often Guy .British. a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.
to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.
Idioms about guy
give the guy to, British Slang. to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip.
Origin of guy
1Words that may be confused with guy
- guise, guys
Words Nearby guy
Other definitions for guy (2 of 3)
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.
to guide, steady, or secure with a guy or guys.
Origin of guy
2Other definitions for Guy (3 of 3)
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “woods.”
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How to use guy in a sentence
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.
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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.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay"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.
British Dictionary definitions for guy (1 of 4)
/ (ɡaɪ) /
informal a man or youth
British 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
British a person in shabby or ludicrously odd clothes
(plural) informal persons of either sex
(tr) to make fun of; ridicule
Origin of guy
1British Dictionary definitions for guy (2 of 4)
/ (ɡaɪ) /
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
(tr) to anchor, steady, or guide with a guy or guys
Origin of guy
2British Dictionary definitions for Guy (3 of 4)
/ (ɡaɪ) /
Buddy, real name George Guy. born 1936, US blues singer and guitarist
British Dictionary definitions for GUY (4 of 4)
Guyana (international car registration)
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