Guy vs. Gal

(British) 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".

(colloquial) A man, fellow.

A person see usage notes.

Thing, creature.

Example: ‘The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy.’;

Thing, unit.

Example: ‘This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage.’; ‘This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x.’;

Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.

Example: ‘Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?’;

A guide; a leader or conductor.

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

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).

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

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

To play in a comedic manner.

To equip with a support cable.

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.

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

Example: ‘The lady . . . who dresses like a guy.’;

A person of queer looks or dress.

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.

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?.

To steady or guide with a guy.

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

an informal term for a youth or man;

Example: ‘a nice guy’; ‘the guy's only doing it for some doll’;

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

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

subject to laughter or ridicule;

Example: ‘The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house’; ‘The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher’; ‘His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday’;

steady or support with with a guy wire or cable;

Example: ‘The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing’;

a man

Example: ‘he's a nice guy’;

people of either sex

Example: ‘you guys want some coffee?’;

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

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

make fun of; ridicule

Example: ‘she never stopped guying him about his weight’;

secure with a guy or guys

Example: ‘it was set on concrete footings and guyed with steel cable’;

(colloquial) A young woman.

A galileo unit of acceleration.

United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)

alliterative term for girl (or woman)