guy

guy
{{11}}guy (1) "rope, chain, wire," mid-14c., "leader," from O.Fr. guie "a guide," from guier (see GUIDE (Cf. guide) (v.)); or from a similar word in North Sea Germanic. The "rope" sense is nautical, first recorded 1620s.
{{12}}guy (2) "fellow," 1847, originally American English; earlier (1836) "grotesquely or poorly dressed person," originally (1806) "effigy of Guy Fawkes," leader of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up British king and Parliament (Nov. 5, 1605), paraded through the streets by children on the anniversary of the conspiracy. The male proper name is from French, related to It. GUIDO (Cf. Guido).

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  • Guy — puede referirse a: El nombre en inglés o francés correspondiente a Guido o Vito Guy Fawkes Contenido 1 Apellido 2 Topónimos 3 Música y cine 4 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Guy — /guy/; Fr. /gee/, n. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning woods. * * * (as used in expressions) Bolton Guy Reginald Burgess Guy Francis de Moncy Dorchester of Dorchester Guy Carleton 1st Baron Fawkes Guy Guy Blaché Alice Alice Guy… …   Universalium

  • Guy — (engl. Kamerad) ist eine Bezeichnung für: Guy (Name), ein Vor und Familienname, siehe dort für Namensträger Guy Motors, einen britischen Hersteller von PKW und Nutzfahrzeugen Guy (Automarke), ehemalige französische Automarke Guy (Arkansas), Ort… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • guy — W3S1 [gaı] n [Sense: 1 2, 4 5; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Guy Fawkes (1570 1606), who tried to blow up the English parliament.] [Sense: 3; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Dutch gei type of rope ] 1.) informal a man = ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • guy — [ gaı ] noun count *** 1. ) INFORMAL a man: Bob s a really nice guy, isn t he? She s going out with some French guy she met on vacation. the kind/sort of guy: He looks like the kind of guy you would trust with your life savings. => FALL GUY 2 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • GUY — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • guy — GUY. s. m. Sorte d arbuste qui naist sur les branches de certains arbres, comme du pommier, de l aubespine, du chesne, &c. La glu se fait de guy. les Druydes faisoient grand cas du guy de chesne, ils cuëilloient le guy avec beaucoup de ceremonies …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • guy — guy1 [gī] n. [ME gie < OFr guie, a guide < guier < guider: see GUIDE] a rope, chain, rod, or wire attached to something to steady or guide it vt. to guide or steady with a guy guy2 [gī] n. [after FAWKES Guy] 1. in England, an effig …   English World dictionary

  • Guy's — Guy’s Hospital [Guys Hospital] (also infml Guy’s) a leading ↑teaching hospital in south London, England. It was started in 1721 by Thomas Guy, a man who had made a lot of money printing and selling books. John Keats was at Guy’s medical school in …   Useful english dictionary

  • guy — guy, n. 1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot. [1913 Webster] The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. W. S. Gilbert. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: A person of queer …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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