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- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages.
"I am not Samson, nor Sir Guy, nor Colbrand, To mow 'em down before me;"
- 2 A male given name from Hebrew.
- 3 A place in the United States:; A minor city in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
- 4 A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 5 A surname.
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- 6 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Howard County, Indiana.
- 7 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Warren County, Kentucky.
- 8 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas.
- 9 A hamlet in the Municipal District of Smoky River, No. 130, Alberta, Canada.
- 1 An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November). Ireland, UK
- 2 A guide; a leader or conductor. obsolete, rare
- 3 An effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on Bonfire Night British
- 4 a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) wordnet
- 5 A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright". dated
"“But shan’t I look a guy?” “Not a bit of it. Jist the very kick!”"
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- 6 A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
- 7 an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day wordnet
- 8 A man or boy; a fellow. colloquial
"“You don't say so? I thought he was some guy from Pennsylvania.”"
- 9 A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).
- 10 an informal term for a youth or man wordnet
- 11 A person (see usage notes). especially, in-plural
"My “Guys” actually constitute a collection of people that range from my nearest and dearest girlfriends, my immediate and extended family, co-workers and acquaintances that care."
- 12 Anything seen to have character and personality, such as an animal or a toy. colloquial
"The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy."
- 13 Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man. informal, term-of-address
"Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?"
- 14 Thing, item (term that can be used to refer to any entity) colloquial
"This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage."
- 1 To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November. intransitive
- 2 To equip with a support cable.
- 3 steady or support with a guy wire or cable wordnet
- 4 To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo. transitive
"The dusky hunters "guyed" the palefaces who could not do as well as they with their primitive weapons, even though the fire spouted from the iron tubes and the balls that could not be seen by the eye carried death farther than did the missiles launched by the natives."
- 5 subject to laughter or ridicule wordnet
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- 6 To play in a comedic manner. transitive
"To guy the speech in the manner of an old-fashioned 'ham' for cheap laughs...."
Etymology
Coined by semantic widening from the name of Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an English Catholic executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, from Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element witu "wood" from Proto-Germanic *widuz, such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido.
Coined by semantic widening from the name of Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an English Catholic executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, from Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element witu "wood" from Proto-Germanic *widuz, such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido.
From Old French guie, linked to verb guier (“guide”), from Frankish *wītan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“know”). Cognate with English guide.
From Old French guie, linked to verb guier (“guide”), from Frankish *wītan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“know”). Cognate with English guide.
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element *widuz (“wood”), such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido and thus a doublet of Guido. More at wood.
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element *widuz (“wood”), such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido and thus a doublet of Guido. More at wood.
From the Hebrew name גַּיְא (gáy, literally “valley”), with the spelling influenced by the existing English name.
For places which could be from either etymology above.
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