guy
noun
[ ɡʌɪ ]
• a man.
• "he's a nice guy"
Similar:
man,
fellow,
gentleman,
lad,
youth,
boy,
individual,
person,
soul,
fella,
geezer,
gent,
character,
customer,
creature,
sort,
type,
chap,
bloke,
bod,
dude,
hombre,
digger,
ou,
oom,
oke,
admi,
cove,
wight,
carl,
sod,
bugger,
• a figure representing Guy Fawkes, burnt on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night, and often displayed by children begging for money for fireworks.
guy
verb
• make fun of; ridicule.
• "she never stopped guying him about his weight"
Similar:
ridicule,
make fun of,
poke fun at,
laugh at,
make a joke of,
mock,
sneer at,
jibe at,
jeer at,
deride,
scorn,
scoff at,
satirize,
lampoon,
send up,
rib,
take off,
take the mickey out of,
rag,
goof on,
rag on,
poke mullock at,
sling off at,
make sport of,
take the piss out of,
Origin:
early 19th century (in guy1 (sense 2 of the noun)): named after Guy Fawkes (see Gunpowder Plot).
guy
noun
• a rope or line fixed to the ground to secure a tent or other structure.
guy
verb
• secure with a guy or guys.
• "it was set on concrete footings and guyed with steel cable"
Origin:
late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; related to Dutch gei ‘brail’ and German Geitaue ‘brails’.
GUY
abbreviation
• Guyana (international vehicle registration).
