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   guy

   /ɡʌɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a man: informal "he's a nice guy" Similar manfellowgentlemanladyouthboyindividualpersonsoulinformal:fellageezergentcharactercustomercreaturesorttypechapblokeboddudehombrediggerouoomokeadmiinformal, dated:covevulgar slang:sodbuggerarchaic:wightcarl
   • ▪ people of either sex: "you guys want some coffee?"
   • 2. a figure representing Guy Fawkes, burnt on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night, and often displayed by children begging for money for fireworks. British Similar effigy of Guy Fawkeseffigyfigurerepresentationlikenessimagemodeldummy

   verb

   • 1. make fun of; ridicule: "she never stopped guying him about his weight"

   Word Origin early 19th century (in guy1 (sense 2 of the noun)): named after Guy Fawkes (see Gunpowder Plot).

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • G

     2

   • U

     1

   • Y

     4

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