Meaning

• Noun

  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; a "fright".
  3. (colloquial) A man or boy; a fellow.
  4. A person (see usage notes).
  5. (colloquial) Character, personality (not referring to an actual person, but assigning personality to the referent)
  6. (informal) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
  7. (colloquial) Thing, item (term that can be used to refer to any entity)

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