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    [Noun]  | "guise" | \ ˈgīz \


    1: a form or style of dress : costume

    2: manner, fashion

    3: a customary way of speaking or behaving

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English gise, guise, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wīsa manner {mat|wise|};

    [Biographical name]  | "Guise" | \ ˈgēz \


    1: 2nd Duc de 1519—1563 François de Lorraine French soldier and politician

    [Biographical name]  | "Guise" 


    1: 3rd Duc de 1550—1588 Henri I de Lorraine French soldier and politician

    [Idiom]  | "in the guise of" 


    1: disguised as

    [Idiom]  | "under the guise of" 


    1: by saying or acting as if something is other than what it really is

    [Noun]  | "guise" 


    1: a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive;


      * e.g., " ... he allowed himself to dine at fine restaurants all over the world under the guise of research for his book on international cuisine "



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    2: clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation;


      * e.g., " ... she felt as though she should be wearing some sort of Germanic guise, complete with dirndl, for the fall festival featuring traditional German food and drink "



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    3: clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else;


      * e.g., " ... he sneaked into the castle to rescue Ivanhoe in the guise of a priest coming to give Ivanhoe his last rites "



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     [ "guise" ]

    1: /gī-z/

      * e.g.,  ...  "WAIT FOR ME GUISE!!" 

     [ "guise" ]

    2: noun term to replace the commonly used word "guys" when used in any of the following situations:

      * e.g.,  ...  Pfft! Talk about latent insecurities and daddy issues..! Am I right? ...guise?!" 

     [ "guise" ]

    3: - seeking agreement and/or acknowledgement after making a (bold) statement

      * e.g.,  ...  "That's what she said! Right guise??!!" (crickets) 

     [ "guise" ]

    4: - attempting to overcome own status of being ostracized/rejected/the third wheel

     [ "Guise" ]

    1: The internet slang word for the word "guys". Used in chat rooms around the interwebs, especially 4chan

      * e.g.,  ... Hay Guise where u at? 

     [ "Guise" ]

    1: The word is a mix of "guys" and "disguise." Refferring to anonymous participants (anon) in a chat forum, such as 2chan, 4chan etc.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey guise.. I got an evil fun idea for everyone..." 

     [ "HAY GUISE" ]

    1: The sexy way to say hey guys. Also know as hay guyz

      * e.g.,  ... a shovel: HAY GUISE WHATS GOING ON IN THIS THREAD 

     [ "hai guise" ]

    1: Literally a phrase that everyone has used at some point in their life and nobody knows why or where it came from.

      * e.g.,  ... Hai guise, how is yur days going 

     [ "hay guise" ]

    1:  hey guys

      * e.g.,  ...  hay guise how's it going 

     [ "hay guise" ]

    2:  clothing fashioned from dried grass

      * e.g.,  ...  your hay guise is rather stylish 

     [ "Grocery Guise" ]

    1: The outfit you choose when you expect NOT to run into anyone you know at the Megamart. Usually includes dark glasses and Crocs.

      * e.g.,  ... As I rounded the isle, whilst wearing my Grocery Guise, there stood Reverend Feltcher! 

     [ "Doing 'Guise" ]

    1: To wear a costume.

      * e.g.,  ... Mick: Have you seen all those children doing 'guise on Halloween? Kassie: As in "fucking men"? Mick: That too, but I meant wearing costumes. 

     [ "Guising" ]

    1: To mute the sound of the current visual medium you are watching and play music over it, thus disguising the video.

      * e.g.,  ... "I was guising with The Price is Right and Red Hot Chili Peppers yesterday after work." 

     [ "hai guise" ]

    1: Oh hai guise! Or: Hai guise! is basically a Internet-slang/channey way of saying Hi guys! It's used a lot in Internet memes. (I don't know the exact origins so this definition basically needs modification.)

      * e.g.,  ... Oh hai guise! (Picture of a cat) 

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