The Clue
Gents (4 letter answer)
The Answer
GUYS
Tags
Notes
The answer GUYS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
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Definition
GUY as a noun:
1. (guy, cat, hombre, bozo) = an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"
2. an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
3. (guy, guy cable, guy rope) = a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
GUY as a verb:
1. (ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun) = subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
2. steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"