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/ɡæ/ · noun
(UK, Ireland) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November)..
“But shan’t I look a guy?” “Not a bit of it. Jist the very kick!”
I am always a perfect guy, whatever I wear, when I sit against a red curtain. You men say that a woman always knows when she’s good-looking, but I am happy to say I know when I look a guy.
And the lady from the provinces, who dresses like a guy, And who “doesn’t think she dances, but would rather like to try” […].
Why are you so ashamed that her child saw you looking a guy, sprawled on the floor, spilling cakes?
“You don't say so? I thought he was some guy from Pennsylvania.”
"Hi, guys. Did you have a fun time at school?" said Katherine. "Yeah we did," said Stacy.
She was one of the guys, but they were also very much aware that she was an attractive young woman.
Let’s be honest. “Have I kissed too many guys?” is not a question that mature, sexually active women are likely to be asking Google.
Use guy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Guy means (UK, Ireland) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November)..
Common synonyms include dude, fella, homey, bro.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“But shan’t I look a guy?” “Not a bit of it. Jist the very kick!”
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