[guy] n [prob. fr. D gei brail] (1623): a rope, chain, rod, or wire attached to something as a brace or guide--called also guyline
[2]guy vt (1712): to steady or reinforce with a guy [3]guy n [Guy Fawkes] (1806) 1 often cap: a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes traditionally displayed and burned in England on Guy Fawkes Day
2. chiefly Brit: a person of grotesque appearance 3 a: man, fellow b: person--used in pl. to refer to the members of a group regardless of sex "saw her and the rest of the ~s" [4]guy vt (1854): to make fun of: ridicule