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guy(2) (iou)



guy noun2. E19.
[Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), English Catholic, who was hanged for his part in the Gunpowder Plot.]
An effigy of a man, usually a crude one in ragged clothes, which is burnt on a bonfire on or near 5 November, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot. Cf. GUY FAWKES. E19.
PENNY for the guy.
A person of grotesque appearance, esp. in dress. M19.
A man, a fellow; in pl. also (chiefly N. Amer.), people (of either sex). colloq. (orig. N. Amer.). L19.
regular guy: see REGULAR adjective. tough guy: see TOUGH adjective. wise guy: see WISE adjective & noun2.
B. Schulberg I never saw a guy work so hard for twelve bucks a week.
An act of running off secretly. slang. L19.
do a guy run away. give the guy to give the slip to.