guy
2
9.8
- noun
- /ɡaɪ/
- Archaic
- I mean, you're this educated guy, right?
Examples
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Moreover, he loved the game and was a real rah-rah type guy who was always encouraging everyone else.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oh, hey, who's gonna look after this guy?
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Well, the guy is dead.
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When we're out in the field working, some guys pass through there and call us names.
Academic text (2002) -
And what about the guy who told me he was a dog?
Academic text (2010) -
On the hillside, Juan Rostagno, thirty-ish, Costa Rican, a smart-looking guy in work clothes, is waiting for him.
Fiction book (1993) -
During the bonfire, we burned a guy to commemorate Guy Fawkes Day.
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Children brought a guy made of old clothes to the festivities on Guy Fawkes Night.
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As part of the celebration, they crafted a large guy to be placed on the bonfire.
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.7
Says as a joke to show someone else is more hurt after a fight
Compounds
2
4.9
A British celebration on 5 November with fireworks and a bonfire where people burn a model of Guy Fawkes
- Specialized
1
6.3
A strong cable that holds things like a pole or tent by attaching it to the ground
1
6.5
An annual British event on November 5 where people light fireworks and burn effigies
- Specialized
1
5.1
A strong rope that holds a tent or pole steady by being tied to the ground
- Offensive
1
9.1
A person who often comments on others' social media posts to get attention
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guy (the dummy burned on Bonfire Night) comes from the name Guy Fawkes, the man blamed for the Gunpowder Plot of 1605; people made a model of him and called it a 'guy'.