guy

Meanings

Noun

• An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
• A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
• A man, fellow.
• A person .
• Thing, creature.
• Thing, unit.
• Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
• 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).

Verb

• To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
• To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
• To play in a comedic manner.
• To equip with a support cable.

Origin

• , an English Catholic executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot. From Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element witu "wood" from Proto-Germanic *widuz, such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido.
• From Old French guie.