Guy vs. Guys — What's the Difference?

A man

A rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure something.

A figure representing Guy Fawkes, burnt on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night, and often displayed by children begging for money for fireworks.

(Informal) A man; a fellow.

A rope or line fixed to the ground to secure a tent or other structure.

Guys(Informal) Persons of either sex.

Make fun of; ridicule

Chiefly British A person of odd or grotesque appearance or dress.

Secure with a guy or guys

Often Guy An effigy of Guy Fawkes paraded through the streets of English towns and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.

A rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure something.

To steady, guide, or secure with a rope, cord, or cable.

(Informal) A man; a fellow.

To hold up to ridicule; mock.

Guys(Informal) Persons of either sex.

Plural of guy

Chiefly British A person of odd or grotesque appearance or dress.

(colloquial) Used to address a group of people regardless of gender.

Often Guy An effigy of Guy Fawkes paraded through the streets of English towns and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.

To steady, guide, or secure with a rope, cord, or cable.

To hold up to ridicule; mock.

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

(dated) A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".

(colloquial) A man, fellow.

A person see usage notes.

Character, personality (not referring to a person, but pretending to)

Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.

A guide; a leader or conductor.

A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.

A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).

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

(transitive) To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.

To play in a comedic manner.

To equip with a support cable.

A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened.

A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot.

A person of queer looks or dress.

A man or young man; a fellow; - usually contrasted with gals or girls as, it was fun for both the guys and gals; the guys were watching football while the girls played bridge.

A member of a group of either sex, usually a friend or comrade; - usually used in the pl.; as, tell the guys to come inside; are any of you guys interested in a game of tennis?.

To steady or guide with a guy.

To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.

An informal term for a youth or man;

An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

A rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

Subject to laughter or ridicule;

Steady or support with with a guy wire or cable;