guy

  • 11guy — guy, n. 1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot. [1913 Webster] The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. W. S. Gilbert. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: A person of queer …

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  • 12guy — Ⅰ. guy [1] ► NOUN 1) informal a man. 2) (guys) N. Amer. informal people of either sex. 3) Brit. a figure representing the Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes, burnt on a bonfire on 5 November to commemorate a plot to blow up Parliament in 1605. ►… …

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  • 13guy — guy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guyed} (g[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {guying}.] To steady or guide with a guy. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14guy — (g[imac]), n. [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as E. guide. See {Guide}, and cf. {Gye}.] A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady …

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  • 15Guy — Guy, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 202 Housing Units (2000): 92 Land area (2000): 0.920587 sq. miles (2.384310 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.920587 sq. miles (2.384310 sq. km)… …

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  • 16Guy, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 202 Housing Units (2000): 92 Land area (2000): 0.920587 sq. miles (2.384310 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.920587 sq. miles (2.384310 sq. km) FIPS code …

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  • 17Guy — Également écrit Gui, c est un nom de famille très courant. Outre Paris, les départements où il est le plus répandu sont l Hérault et le Jura. Il correspond, au moins phonétiquement, au nom de personne germanique Wido (wid = bois). Mais le saint… …

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  • 18guy — in informal use, means ‘a (primarily male) person’ in BrE and (especially in the phrase you guys) ‘a person (of either sex)’ in AmE. In BrE it is fast replacing chap, which now sounds dated, and usage in relation to either sex is also spreading… …

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  • 19Guy — Guy, v. t. To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule. [Local & Collog U.S.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20GUY — bezeichnet: den ICAO Code der Air Guyane Express, eine Fluggesellschaft aus Französisch Guayana das Kfz Nationalitätszeichen, den ISO 3166 ALPHA 3 Code und den IOC Ländercode des südamerikanischen Staates Guyana Siehe auch: Guy …

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