Word of the Week for the week of July 3, 2016

Guy

[gahy]

Meaning & Usage

noun a man

That guy at school is pretty cute.

verb to tease, ridicule

I did not mean it seriously; I was guying you.

Origin

After Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), a conspirator in the failed attempt to blow up England's Parliament in 1605. Earliest documented use: 1874.

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