Dude vs. Guy

Dudenoun

A man, generally a younger man.

Dudenoun

A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning him or offering him advice.

Dudenoun

An inexperienced cowboy.

Dudenoun

(slang) A tourist.

Dudenoun

(archaic) A man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.

Dudeinterjection

(slang) A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, etc.

Dudeverb

To address someone as dude.

Dudeverb

To take a vacation in a dude ranch.

Dudeverb

(US) Usually followed by up: to dress up, to wear smart or special clothes.

Dudenoun

A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations.

Dudenoun

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

Dudenoun

a man; a guy (often as a form of address)

Dudenoun

a stylish and confident person

Dudenoun

a city-dweller, especially one holidaying on a ranch in the western US.

Dudeverb

dress up elaborately

Dude

Dude is English slang (originally American English) for an individual, typically male. From the 1870s to the 1960s, dude primarily meant a person who dressed in an extremely fashionable manner (a dandy) or a conspicuous citified person who was visiting a rural location, a .

Guynoun

(British) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).

Guynoun

(dated) A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".

Guynoun

(colloquial) A man, fellow.

Guynoun

A person see usage notes.

Guynoun

Thing, creature.

Guynoun

Thing, unit.

Guynoun

Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.

Guynoun

A guide; a leader or conductor.

Guynoun

A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered.

Guynoun

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).

Guyverb

(intransitive) To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.

Guyverb

(transitive) To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.

Guyverb

To play in a comedic manner.

Guyverb

To equip with a support cable.

Guynoun

A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened.

Guynoun

A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot.

Guynoun

A person of queer looks or dress.

Guynoun

A man or young man; a fellow; - usually contrasted with gals or girls as, it was fun for both the guys and gals; the guys were watching football while the girls played bridge.

Guynoun

A member of a group of either sex, usually a friend or comrade; - usually used in the pl.; as, tell the guys to come inside; are any of you guys interested in a game of tennis?.

Guyverb

To steady or guide with a guy.

Guyverb

To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.

Guynoun

an informal term for a youth or man;

Guynoun

an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

Guynoun

a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

Guyverb

subject to laughter or ridicule;

Guyverb

steady or support with with a guy wire or cable;

Guynoun

a man

Guynoun

people of either sex

Guynoun

a figure representing Guy Fawkes, burnt on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night, and often displayed by children begging for money for fireworks.

Guynoun

a rope or line fixed to the ground to secure a tent or other structure.

Guyverb

make fun of; ridicule

Guyverb

secure with a guy or guys