Gal vs. Guy

Gal vs. Guy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Gal and Guy

Galnoun

(colloquial) A young woman.

Guynoun

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

Galnoun

A galileo unit of acceleration.

Guynoun

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

Galnoun

United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

Guynoun

(colloquial) A man, fellow.

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Galnoun

a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)

Guynoun

A person see usage notes.

Galnoun

alliterative term for girl (or woman)

Guynoun

Thing, creature.

The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy.

Guynoun

Thing, unit.

This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage.This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x.

Guynoun

Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.

Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?
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Guynoun

A guide; a leader or conductor.

Guynoun

A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered.

Guynoun

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

Guyverb

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

Guyverb

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

Guyverb

To play in a comedic manner.

Guyverb

To equip with a support cable.

Guynoun

an informal term for a youth or man;

a nice guythe guy's only doing it for some doll

Guynoun

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

Guynoun

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

Guyverb

subject to laughter or ridicule;

The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera houseThe students poked fun at the inexperienced teacherHis former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday

Guyverb

steady or support with with a guy wire or cable;

The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing