that guy
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7.9
- noun
- Informal
:
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- I just can't deal with that guy.
- look at that guy
- see that guy
- hear about that guy
He tells his guards arrest that guy and they, the crowd parts.
- He tells his guards arrest that guy and they, the crowd parts.
- I am a sucker for that scene because I've been that guy, OK?
- You need to break up with that guy's a fucking asshole.
- I guarantee you that guy was coming over there to rob us.
- Pace performance and that guy who hates the gays.
- Somebody should get that guy off TVA week ago.
- How is me saying to that guy in San Francisco, don't steal?
Examples
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I am a sucker for that scene because I've been that guy, OK?
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Yeah, I pay that guy to say no.
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I told you to stay away from that guy.
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You should marry that guy.
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That guy I told you about, he turned out to be a real jerk.
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You are richer than that guy, so why are you comparing?
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I really can't stand that guy who always interrupts during meetings.
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Everyone knows that guy who makes inappropriate jokes at parties.
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If you're going to be that guy who complains the whole time, just stay home.
Synonyms
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1.0
An informal word for a man or boy
686
7.5
A casual word people use to address any person
377
8.1
A man or boy used in informal speech
106
8.2
A man, especially in informal British English
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9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core meaning 'that man/person' is directly compositional from 'that' (identifying/demonstrative) + 'guy' (male person), so a learner who knows both words can derive the referential sense. Any negative or annoyed connotation is pragmatic/contextual rather than lexically opaque, so the expression is transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
That guy may come from the simple act of pointing at someone and saying that guy, making a clear image of one person who stands out. So today that guy is used for someone people find 'annoying' or who breaks the expected rules.