GUY

Guy

Guy is a hip hop, R&B and soul band most closely associated with the new jack swing style of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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guy

Noun

  1. A guide; a leader or conductor.
  2. A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered. Also a support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away, e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
  2. A person of eccentric appearance or dress.
  3. A male
    A new guy started at the office today.
    Jane considers that guy to be very good looking.
  4. people
    I wonder what those guys are doing with that cat?
  5. thing, creature
    The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy.
  6. thing, unit
    This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage.
  7. Buster, Mack, fella
    Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?

Verb

  1. To equip with a support cable.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
  2. To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.


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