Guyed
/ɡaɪd/noun
The past tense and past participle of guy, meaning mocked, or secured with guy ropes or cables.
Did you know?The verb guy, meaning “to mock,” emerged from the custom of displaying Guy Fawkes effigies after the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot, while the rope sense is a separate nautical term.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*wīduz
“Wood or forest; the root behind the personal name later associated with Guy.”
Early Medieval Period
Germanic
Wido
“A Germanic masculine personal name, probably meaning “wood” or referring to woodland.”
11th–12th Century
Old French
Gui
“The French form of the Germanic name, later used in the name Guy Fawkes.”
17th Century
English
Guy
“A figure or effigy representing Guy Fawkes, especially one carried or burned during 5 November celebrations.”
18th Century
English
guy
“A strangely dressed or disreputable-looking person, developing from the appearance of Guy Fawkes effigies.”
19th Century
English
guy
“To ridicule or make a mockery of; “guyed” became its past-tense form.”
Modern English
English
guyed
“Mocked, ridiculed, or, in a separate technical sense, secured with guy ropes or cables.”