Talk:Guy

Geezer

I was under the impression that "geezer" meant "old dude" in American English only. In British English I think it simply means "dude". I think I remember some British talk show host (Ray Cokes?) saying Britain is a place where anyone can say "Oi! Geezer!" to anyone else. — JIP | Talk 2 July 2005 15:45 (UTC)

In the UK, it means a man of any age. It is predominently used there by working-class urban people. Qzm (talk) 18:23, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation of Guy as a name

Though "guy" is normally pronounced as a hard G and a long I as the slang term, I've heard one person with the name on television have his name pronounced with a hard G and a long E. I was just wondering; is this how Guy is always pronounced when used as a given name, or just in some cases? --DanMat6288 (talk) 14:23, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

It is pronounced in the latter way in the instance of Frenchmen, for example Guy Mollet. Qzm (talk) 18:23, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Guy or Guys for use for females/women

Hello, Why do you keep editing the word Guy to stand for females? The world Guy is slang for man just like Gal is for women. The world Guys is only used on American television which should be stated as such, as any other advanced, modern English speaking country knows this is gender biased. I have never heard a girl/female be reffered to as a Guy. There is even a website that has a downloadable card for people who use "you Guys" in mixed or female only groups to remind them that it is unappropriate http://www.youall.freeservers.com/home.html When's the last time someone said "That guy just got his period" or, that guy has nice boobs"? If Guys is gender neutral or used for females why do all ladies magazines have headlines like "What Guys Really Want" or "How To Get The Guy"? It's very conflicting and confusing and shows the complete lack of logic.—by CG 21:30, 26 June 2010

We keep adding the reference to females because it is listed in the dictionary. Quoting the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary: A man, a fellow; in pl. also (chiefly N. Amer.), people (of either sex). colloq. (orig. N. Amer.). You can verify this yourself by checking the Compact Oxford dictionary definition here. Also follow the link to the Wiktionary entry from the article page. And yes, as an Australian male, I have heard guys used in casual speech to refer to both genders. I've added "particularly in the USA" to the article because, as both you and the SOED point out, it is chiefly USA usage - but it is still a legitimate inclusion. In any case, our own personal experiences of the word usage is not relevant here - what counts is verifiable sources. Please accept the inclusion of the "particularly in the USA" as a reasonable compromise, and let us cease this edit-warring. Mitch Ames (talk) 02:59, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you that is quite acceptable - CG 1:28 June 27 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.225.156.255 (talk) 17:28, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

I'd love to see this page with some sort of link or reference to whether and in what cultures the term(s) refer to males or males and/or females. Can anyone add to the above discussion as to why it doesn't? Seems to be against generally accepted Wikipedia practice not to have a definition of the term linked in its disambiguation page. Pär Larsson (talk) 21:33, 4 February 2011 (UTC)