guy
∞
1.0
- noun
- /ɡaɪ/
- Informal
:
tipo
- Who was that big guy with the beard?
- a bad guy
- a good guy
- a tough guy
You know, I'm a white guy, so I am.
- You know, I'm a white guy, so I am.
- And in terms of dogs, this guy's got some dogs.
- You, you, you hate this guy, you hate Trump, right?
- And I felt how dare him, this guy is really bad.
- Yeah, yeah, I married the guy, not the guys.
- And so then this guy lives there, right?
- Another one I got you guys, how good is this?
Examples
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And I said, OK, this guy is a great host.
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So this other guy is F of T.
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And in terms of dogs, this guy's got some dogs.
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Is the guy real, the guy you sing about in the song?
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So I'm with this little guy in his cool hat.
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What would a clean-cut guy like you know about death?
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I met a guy at the party who told the funniest jokes.
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That guy over there is my brother's best friend.
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He's a nice guy who always helps others when they need it.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An adult male person, not a boy or a woman
∞
7.4
An informal, friendly way to refer to a group of friends who are men
697
9.6
An informal name for a man, often in music scenes
618
1.1
People use it for a boy or young man when they speak in a friendly way
377
8.1
A man or boy used in informal speech
185
8.0
A casual word for a man
113
7.7
A male friend or a brother
106
8.2
A man, especially in informal British English
83
5.6
A friendly man or boy often used in Britain
20
8.4
A man who seems tough and cool
20
9.8
A close male friend you call like a brother
18
8.2
An informal word for a man or boy
12
9.3
A man often spoken about in a friendly but slightly annoyed way
4
9.5
A friendly word for a man or boy
1
8.8
A friendly informal word for a man or boy in Britain
1
9.9
An informal word for a guy friend, like bro
1
8.4
A man or boy you call in a friendly way
A man in informal British English
An informal word for a man used in Caribbean English
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Says as a joke to show someone else is more hurt after a fight
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.1
A strong rope that holds a tent or pole steady by being tied to the ground
- Specialized
1
6.3
A strong cable that holds things like a pole or tent by attaching it to the ground
A British celebration on 5 November with fireworks and a bonfire where people burn a model of Guy Fawkes
An annual British event on November 5 where people light fireworks and burn effigies
How Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guy meaning a man comes from the same story: after people called the effigy of Guy Fawkes a 'guy', the word first meant an odd or ugly person and later became a normal word for a 'man' or 'fellow'.