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noun ADJ. decent, friendly, funny, good, great, nice, sweet, wonderful | bad | ordinary, regular Neighbours described the killer as ‘just a regular guy’. | big, little | middle-aged, old, young | black, white | gay | tough | crazy
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general::
guy
adjectives
a nice/good guy
• People say he’s a nice guy.
a great guy
• Phil is a great guy and a lot of fun.
the bad guy
(= a man in a book or movie who does bad things )
• The bad guys all have guns.
the good guy
(= a man in a book or movie who does good things and beats the bad characters )
• He’s one of the good guys in the 'Star Wars' films.
a bad guy
(= a person who is responsible for something bad that happens, or a person who you do not like )
• I'm fed up with people always thinking that I am the bad guy. • Mike's not a bad guy.
the poor guy
(= used when something bad happens to someone and you want to show sympathy )
• The poor guy was robbed of all his money.
a tough guy
(= a man who is strong and not afraid, especially one who is good at fighting )
• He’s trying to prove he’s a tough guy.
a regular guy
American English (= an ordinary man )
• I knew him in high school. He’s just a regular guy.
the little guy
American English (= ordinary people rather than a powerful organization such as a government or a large company )
• He wanted to get elected and fight for the little guy.
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