British Terms [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]a grotesquely dressed person. British Terms, World History (often cap.) a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day. British Terms give the guy to, to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip. v.t. to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.
The Washington Informer: Young Man Found Hanging From Tree in Northwest, MPD Issues Public Statement Days Later
MPD's delayed response to a young man's body found hanging from a tree raises questions about transparency and trust within the community.
Young Man Found Hanging From Tree in Northwest, MPD Issues Public Statement Days Later
The verb guy “to ridicule” is derived from this story also. The use of the word was extended to similar figures and then to a person of strange appearance or dress.
Guy is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by Teddy Riley, Aaron Hall, and Timmy Gatling. Hall's younger brother Damion Hall replaced Gatling after the recording of the group's self-titled debut album.
GUY definition: 1. a man: 2. used to address a group of people of either sex: 3. in the UK, a model of a man that…. Learn more.
When used of animals, guy usually refers to either a male or one whose gender is not known; it is rarely if ever used of an animal that is known to be female. The matching term for a female is gal.
Definition of guy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.