guy
guy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot. The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. W. S. Gilbert.
- 2.A person of queer looks or dress. Dickens.
- 3.To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule. [Local & Collog U.S.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acrobat
- and
- bel
- bon
- buffoon
- cap
- caricaturist
- charlatan
- clown
- corps
- dandy
- epigrammatist
- esprit
- fool
- gaillard
- green
- gypsy
- harlequin
- humorist
- jack
- jester
- joker
- life
- madcap
- merry-andrew
- mime
- motley
- mountebank
- pantaloon
- party
- persifleur
- pickle-herring
- practical
- punch
- punster
- scaramouch
- spark
- the
- tumbler
- wag
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is guy.
- What is a grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot. The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. W. S. Gilbert called?
- What is a person of queer looks or dress. Dickens called?
- What is to fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule. [Local & Collog U.S.] called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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