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guyhood

guyhood noun: the state or condition of being a guy (a man).

Noun

guyhood (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The state or condition of being a guy (a man).
    • There is no womanly translation of guy and yet most women I know aspire to a certain level of guyhood.2000, Robert A. Schwegler, Patterns of Exposition 16, page 422

Origin of guyhood

From guy + -hood.

Questions about guyhood

What does guyhood mean?
Guyhood means the state or condition of being a guy (a man).
What part of speech is guyhood?
Guyhood is a noun.

Words near guyhood in the dictionary

  1. Guyette
  2. Guyettes
  3. guyfriend
  4. guyfriends
  5. Guyhirn
  6. guyhood
  7. guying
  8. guyings
  9. guyish
  10. guykerl
  11. guykerls

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