guy
Noun
- an informal term for a youth or man
- "a nice guy"
- "the guy's only doing it for some doll"
- an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
- a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
- An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
- A man or boy; a fellow.
- A person (see usage notes).
- Anything seen to have character and personality, such as an animal or a toy.
- Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
- Thing, item (term that can be used to refer to any entity)
- A guide; a leader or conductor.
- A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
- A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).
Verb
Verb Forms: guyed, guying, guys
- To ridicule or make fun of.
- subject to laughter or ridicule
- steady or support with a guy wire or cable
- "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
- To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
- To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
- To play in a comedic manner.
- To equip with a support cable.
Examples
- He tried to guy his opponent’s small word choices, but it only fueled their resolve.
- Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?
- The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy.
- This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x.
- This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*h₁weydʰh₁-
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.
Synonyms
blackguard, bozo, cat, guy cable, guy rope, guy wire, hombre, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast, bhoy, bloke, boy, boykin, boyo, bro, broski, bruh, callant, chap, chappy, chav, chield, cove, covey, dawg, dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang), dude, feely-omi, fella, fellow, gadgie, gate, geezer, gink, gloak, gome, guy, health, homeboy, homey, joe, knave, lad, lede, little boy, man child, manling, nigga, ninja, omi, page, pillicock, punk, rooster, sapling, seg, shalk, shaveling, son, sonny, springald, stripling, wallah, wer, were, wye, yob, younker, youth
Scrabble Score: 7
guy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordguy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
guy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary