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guy

noun (MAN)
 
 
/ɡaɪ/

Definition

A2 [C] informal a man: He's a really nice guy. Do you mean the guy with the blonde hair and glasses?Kinds of menMen and women guys B1 [plural] mainly US used to address a group of people of either sex: Come on, you guys, let's go.People in general [C] in the UK, a model of a man that is burned on a large fire on Guy Fawkes NightObjects and decorations connected with celebrations
(Definition of guy noun (MAN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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