to guy
- verb
- /ɡaɪ/
- Informal
:
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- She would often guy her brother about his messy hair, but he knew it was all in fun.
Examples
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They liked to guy each other during lunch breaks, always laughing at harmless jokes.
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Don't guy him about his haircut!
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The students guyed their teacher's accent, but he took it with good humor.
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She always guys her brother when he trips.
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They always guy her during lunch by playfully teasing her about her crush.
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The children like to guy their friends, but it's all in good fun.
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When they guy each other, it creates a lighthearted atmosphere at the party.
Synonyms
∞
3.5
To tease someone in a friendly, playful way
307
2.3
Laugh at someone or say things that make them feel embarrassed
80
2.9
Say something funny, often unkind, about someone or something
25
3.9
To make jokes about someone to make them look silly
23
3.4
To make jokes about someone, sometimes to be playful and sometimes to be unkind
7
6.5
Make fun of someone in a friendly, playful way
5
9.1
To tease someone in a playful or annoying way
2
3.8
To tease someone in a friendly, joking way
2
7.5
To laugh at someone and say unkind things about them
1
7.5
To joke or tease someone in a friendly way
1
8.1
To tease someone in a playful way
1
9.1
To tease someone by making jokes about them in a friendly way
1
8.7
To make a playful joke or trick someone to make them laugh
To tease someone by joking about them in a friendly way
Laugh at someone or treat something serious as a joke
To tease someone in a playful way
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 Teasing
- Offensive
108
4.6
- Offensive
19
5.4
- Offensive
209
3.4
245
1.9
- Informal
- Informal
∞
3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guy meaning 'to make fun of' comes from the old practice of mocking the 'guy' effigy of Guy Fawkes, so to 'guy' someone is to treat them like a joke or make them look silly.