guy: Meaning and Definition of

guy

Pronunciation: (gī), [key]
— n., v., guyed, guy•ing.
—n.
  1. a man or boy; fellow: He's a nice guy.
  2. Usually,persons of either sex; people: Could one of you guys help me with this?
  3. a grotesquely dressed person.
  4. (often cap.)a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.
  5. to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip.
—v.t.
  1. to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.

guy

Pronunciation: (gī), [key]
— n., v., guyed, guy•ing.
—n.
  1. a rope, cable, or appliance used to guide and steady an object being hoisted or lowered, or to secure anything likely to shift its position.
—v.t.
  1. to guide, steady, or secure with a guy or guys.

Guy

Pronunciation: (gī Fr. gē), [key]
— n.
  1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “woods.”
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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