see|Guy
English
Pronunciation
AHD|gī, IPA|/gaɪ/, SAMPA|/gaI/
audio|en-us-guy.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪ
Etymology 1
Probably of Low German origin; compare Dutch gei �brail�, German Geitau �clew-line�.
Noun
en-noun
#A support cable used to guide, steady or secure something.
Etymology 2
Named from w:Guy Fawkes|Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), an English Catholic hanged for his role in the Gunpowder Plot.
Noun
en-noun
- UK An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- colloquial A man (in plural, also people of either sex).
#:A new guy started at the office today.
#:Jane considers that guy to be very good looking.
Translations
trans-top|man
Chinese, Simplified: æ��å�� (péng you), å°�ä¼�å� (xiÇ�o huÇ� zi)
<blockquote>æ��å�� (péng you) means literally "friend" and can also be a casual form of address, like the English "buddy" or "dude." å°�ä¼�å� (xiÇ�o huÇ� zi) refers to a man younger than the speaker, generally an adolescent or a young adult.</blockquote>
French: mec m, gars#French|gars m, bougre m
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Dutch: kerel m, gozer m, gast m
German: Typ m, Kerl m
Italian: tipo#Italian|tipo m
Japanese: 奴 (yatsu), �� (yatsu)
Kurdish: KUchar|کابرا
Polish: facet m
Romanian: tip m
Russian: па�ен�#Russian|па�ен� (páren') m
Spanish: mae#Spanish|mae m italbrac|Costa Rica, tipo#Spanish|tipo m, tÃo italbrac|Spain
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trans-top|in plural: people
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Dutch: gasten m, jongens m
French: gars m (plural gars)
German Typen p, Kerle p
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ttbc|Chinese, Simplified: 家ä¼� (jiÄ� huÇ�), æ��å�� (péng you), å°�ä¼�å� (xiÇ�o huÇ� zi)
ttbc|Chinese, Traditional: å�¢ä¼�, æ��å��, å°�ä¼�å�
Synonyms
UK (man): bloke, chap, fellow, geezer
UK archaic (man): cove
US (man): dude
slang (form of address): dude
Verb
en-verb
- intransitive To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
- transitive To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
#:*2003: Swift and other satirists mercilessly guyed the unlettered self-importance of the peddlars of such soul-food, exposing their humility and self-laceration as an egregious and obnoxious form of self-advertisement (s'excuser, c'est s'accuser). � Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 278)
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