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[gahy] 
noun, verb, guyed, guy⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | Informal. a man or boy; fellow: He's a nice guy. |
| 2. | Usually, guys. Informal. persons of either sex; people: Could one of you guys help me with this? |
| 3. | Chiefly British Slang. a grotesquely dressed person. |
| 4. | (often initial capital letter ) British. a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 5. | to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule. |
| 6. | give the guy to, British Slang. to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip. |
Origin:
1800–10; after Guy Fawkes
1800–10; after Guy Fawkes
guy
2 [gahy] noun, verb, guyed, guy⋅ing.–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)
| 2. | to guide, steady, or secure with a guy or guys. |
Guy
[gahy; Fr. gee] –noun
| a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “woods.” |
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| guy 1 (gī) n. A rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure something. tr.v. guyed, guy·ing, guys To steady, guide, or secure with a rope, cord, or cable. [Partly from Middle English gie, guide, guy (from Old French guie, from guier, to guide; see weid- in Indo-European roots) and partly from Low German; akin to Dutch gei, brail.] |
| guy 2 (gī) n.
To hold up to ridicule; mock. [After Guy Fawkes.] |
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Guy
Guy\, n. [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as E. guide. See Guide, and cf. Gye.] A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened.Guy
Guy\, n. 1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot. The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. --W. S. Gilbert. 2. A person of queer looks or dress. --Dickens.Guy
Guy\, v. t. To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule. [Local & Collog U.S.]
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Language Translation for : guy
Spanish:
tipo, tío, individuo,
German:
der Bursche,
Japanese:
やつ
guy (1)
"rope, chain, wire," c.1350, "leader," from O.Fr. guie "a guide," from guier (see guide); or from a similar word in North Sea Gmc. The "rope" sense is nautical, first recorded 1623.
guy (2)
"fellow," 1847, originally Amer.Eng.; earlier (1836) "grotesquely or poorly dressed person," originally (1806) "effigy of Guy Fawkes," leader of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up British king and Parliament (Nov. 5, 1605), paraded through the streets by children on the anniversary of the conspiracy. The male proper name is from Fr., related to It. Guido, lit. "leader," of Gmc. origin (see guide).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| GUY Guyana (international vehicle ID) |
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