GUY definition: 1. a man: 2. used to address a group of people of either sex: 3. in the UK, a model of a man that…. Learn more.
Definition of guy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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The verb guy “to ridicule” is derived from this story also. The use of the word was extended to similar figures and then to a person of strange appearance or dress.
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There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun guy, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
When used of animals, guy usually refers to either a male or one whose gender is not known; it is rarely if ever used of an animal that is known to be female. The matching term for a female is gal.
British Terms [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]a grotesquely dressed person. British Terms, World History (often cap.) a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day. British Terms give the guy to, to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip. v.t. to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.
So to guy means “to support” or “tie to” and not just physically. It’s almost like a “guide” which comes from Old French guie, and ultimately from a Germanic root.