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Guy

/ɡaɪ/
A term used to refer to a man or a person in general.

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Examples:

That guy is my brother.Is he the guy from your class?

Etymology:

etymology
Originating in the early 19th century, the word guy was first used to describe a person of odd appearance and later generalized to simply mean man. Named after Guy Fawkes, infamous for the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

Usage Statistics:

467 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Very Often
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