Guy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a man or boy; fellow: He's a nice guy.
  2. people, regardless of their gender: Could one of you guys help me with this?
  3. a grotesquely dressed person.
  4. a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.
verb (used with object), guyed, guy·ing.
  1. to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.
Idioms
  1. to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip.
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, guy·ing.
  1. to guide, steady, or secure with a guy or guys.
noun
  1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “woods.”
noun
  1. 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. persons of either sex
verb
  1. to make fun of; ridicule
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
verb
  1. to anchor, steady, or guide with a guy or guys
noun
  1. Buddy, real name George Guy. born 1936, US blues singer and guitarist
abbreviation for
  1. Guyana (international car registration)
Guy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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