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Synonyms for guy

Most common

man person boy geezer

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bloke — A man or boy; a fellow

man, person, geezer, boy, lad UK, feller, fellow informal, bird, birdy CA, homie, youth, bloke slang UK AU, chap slang dated UK, fella slang, cat slang dated, bro slang, dog slang, cove dated UK, gate dated, covey dated UK

2. Bozo

sod, bozo slang, hombre slang US

Other

bud informal CA, steady, hoss slang US

Verb

Other

stay

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A man or boy; a fellow.

  2. n. 2

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

  3. v. 1

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

Forms

Plural
guys → persons, geezers, boys, lads…
Past participle
guyed
e.g. guyed → ridiculed, ribbed, roasted, blackguarded…

Example sentences

  • man There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.
  • person When can one say that a person has alcohol issues?
  • boy That boy who is speaking English is taller than I.
  • geezer I can't believe she's going to marry that old geezer.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
guyrising
mansteady
personsteady
boyrising
geezerrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
man1, boy1, dog1, cat1, bro1, bud1, lad1, rib1, sod1
4 letters
stay1, bird1, gate1, chap1, cove1, bozo2, hoss1
5 letters
youth1, roast1, bloke1, fella2, homie, birdy2, covey2
6 letters
person2, fellow2, steady2, geezer, feller2, hombre2
8 letters
ridicule3
10 letters
blackguard

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bozo2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gars
Español
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