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guy
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: g?, IPA(key): /?a?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Etymology 1
Named after Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an English Catholic hanged for his role in the Gunpowder Plot.
Noun
guy (plural guys)
- (Britain) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- (dated) A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
- 1845, Henry Cockton, The Love Match, W.M. Clark, p. 77:
- “But shan’t I look a guy?”
- “Not a bit of it. Jist the very kick!”
- 1865, Margaret Oliphant, Miss Marjoribanks, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, vol. 97, p. 316:
- I am always a perfect guy, whatever I wear, when I sit against a red curtain. You mean say that a woman always knows when she’s good-looking, but I am happy to say I know when I look a guy.
- 1885, W. S. Gilbert, The Mikado, “As Some Day It May Happen”:
- And the lady from the provinces, who dresses like a guy,
- And who “doesn’t think she dances, but would rather like to try” […].
- 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus 2014, p. 138:
- Why are you so ashamed that her child saw you looking a guy, sprawled on the floor, spilling cakes?
- 1845, Henry Cockton, The Love Match, W.M. Clark, p. 77:
- (colloquial) A man, fellow.
- Synonyms: dude, fella, homey, bro, bloke, chap; see also Thesaurus:man
- Coordinate terms: gal, broad, dame, girl, jane, woman, bird, chick
- "Yeah we did," said Stacy.
- 2016, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, The Guardian, 9 March:
- Let’s be honest. “Have I kissed too many guys?” is not a question that mature, sexually active women are likely to be asking Google.
- (especially in the plural) A person (see usage notes).
- (colloquial, of animals and sometimes objects) Thing, creature.
- (colloquial, figuratively) Thing, unit.
- (informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
Usage notes
- In plural, guys may not be completely gender-neutral but it may refer to people of either sex in some circumstances and forms; the greeting “Hey guys”, or any vocative utterance, can generally refer to people of either gender. Referring to a group as “guys” often means a group of men or a mixed-gender group, though usage among American youth may even refer to groups of only women.
- 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.
- In some varieties of US and Canadian English, you guys revives the distinction between a singular and plural you, much like y'all in other varieties; in this sense, guys may be used for groups of any combination of genders. Cf. usage notes at you guys.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
guy (third-person singular simple present guys, present participle guying, simple past and past participle guyed)
- (intransitive) To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
- (transitive) To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
- 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin 2004, p. 278:
- Swift and other satirists mercilessly guyed the unlettered self-importance of the peddlars of such soul-food, exposing their humility and self-laceration as an egregious and obnoxious form of self-advertisement (s'excuser, c'est s'accuser).
- 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 187:
- Terry Kilmartin [...], applauded for every ‘um’ and ‘ah’, knew that he was being guyed and had the charm to make it funny.
- 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin 2004, p. 278:
- (theater, transitive) To play in a comedic manner.
Etymology 2
From Old French guie.
Noun
guy (plural guys or (nonstandard) guies)
- (obsolete, rare) A guide; a leader or conductor.
- (chiefly nautical) A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered.
- (chiefly nautical) A support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge).
Holonyms
- (nautical): cordage
Derived terms
- guy rope
- guy wire
Translations
Verb
guy (third-person singular simple present guys, present participle guying, simple past and past participle guyed)
- To equip with a support cable.
Translations
See also
- gal
References
- guy at OneLook Dictionary Search
- guy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- yug
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English guy.
Noun
guy m (plural guys, diminutive guytje n)
- (informal, chiefly Netherlands) guy
- Synonyms: gozer, gast, kerel, sjarel
See also
- boy
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muy
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish muy.
Adverb
muy (not comparable)
- (informal, US, chiefly in Latin-American contexts) very
- 1995, Drema Crist, Janette Park, & Marc Sorace, "Last-Second Sound Bites", The Chronicle, (Duke University), 30 November 1995:
- Spacehog are a perfectly nice band, with pleasantly strummed guitars, a crisp pop sensibility, and muy cute vocals on this side of awkward, but after Blur, Ride, Lush, Oasis, Stone Roses, Elastica, and what have you, Resident Alien is just the proverbial straw on this overworked and overbroke camel's back.
- 1999, Terri de la Peña, Faults, Alyson Books (1999), ?ISBN, page 163:
- In her rosy two-piece traveling outfit, Adela looks muy cute as she walks toward us.
- 2007, John Lannert, "Crossover King", Billboard, 9 June 2007:
- But such is the case with Enrique Iglesias, the muy handsome son of Julio, who is known to his fans these days simply as Enrique.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:muy.
- 1995, Drema Crist, Janette Park, & Marc Sorace, "Last-Second Sound Bites", The Chronicle, (Duke University), 30 November 1995:
Anagrams
- Yum, yum
Chibcha
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??/
Noun
muy
- Alternative form of amuy
References
- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
- Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel. 1991. El vocabulario mosco de 1612. En estudios de Lingüística Chibcha. Programa de investigación del departamento de lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Serie Anual Tomo X San José (Costa Rica). Universidad de Costa Rica.
Ladino
Etymology
From muito, from Latin multus (“much, many”).
Adverb
muy (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ?????)
- very
Portuguese
Adverb
muy
- Obsolete spelling of mui
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish muito, from Latin multus (“much, many”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mui/, [?mui?]
Adverb
muy
- very
- Synonym: re-
Derived terms
- muy pero que muy
- pero que muy
See also
- mucho
Further reading
- “muy” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tzotzil
Verb
muy
- (intransitive) to climb
References
- Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
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