Synonyms of guy
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Another word for guy is dude. Other synonyms of guy are fella, homey, bro, bloke and chap.
Synonyms and similar words for guy
nounA man or boy; a fellow.
- dudeA man, generally a younger man.
- fella
- homeyBefitting a home; cozy, intimate.
- bro
- blokeA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
- chapA man, a fellow.
- bhoy
- boyA non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
- boyo UK
- callant ScotlandLad, boy.
- chavA working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in...
- lad UK
- little boy
- manling literaryA young man; a boy.
- page
- sapling
- shaveling
- son
- sonny
- younker
- youth
- broski slang
- bruh slangThe rhesus macaque.
- chieldA man; a fellow, chap.
- dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang)
- dawgTerm of address for a close, usually male, friend.
- fellowA male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild...
- gadgie ScotlandA man.
- geezerA male person.
- gink slangA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
- gloak slangA man, a guy.
- homeboy
- joeA male; a guy; a fellow.
- nigga
- ninja slang
- omiA man.
- pillicock
- rooster slang
- shalk
- boykin informal, rareA little boy.
- feely-omi datedA young male; a boy.
- knave archaic
- man child archaicA young male human; a boy.
- springald archaic, rare
- stripling archaicA young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .
- yob obsolete, slang
- cat datedAn ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
- chappy UK, datedA chap; a fellow.
- cove UK, archaicMan; fellow.
- covey UK, datedA male person, a man; a chap, a chappie.
- gate datedA man; a male person.
- gome Scotland, obsoleteA man.
- health obsolete
- lede obsolete
- punk dated, rare
- seg archaic, dialectal
- wallah UK, datedA guy or bloke.
- wer obsolete
- were obsoleteThe collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the...
- wye obsolete, poetic
Meaning of guy
- noun An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- noun A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
- noun A man or boy; a fellow.
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