guy

Meaning

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)

fellow

guy cable

jest at

make fun

jack-straw

stayguy

back guy

bracing wire

guyline

span wire

tie wire

stay wire

pull wire

scank

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaɪ/

PIE word *h₁weydʰh₁- Coined by semantic widening from the name of Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an English Catholic executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, from Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element witu "wood" from Proto-Germanic *widuz, such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido.