Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good guy

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables: good guy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hero, particularly a protagonist in a story.

Informal

noun

An all-around pleasant person; usually a man.

Informal

Example Sentences

"And yet Jones is perfect in Fury Road, a deeply dangerous human weapon who, because of his infantile need for respect from his father, somehow turns out endearing even though we see him ripping an engine from the hood and throwing it at the good guys."
"“What stops armed bad guys is armed good guys,” Senator Ted Cruz suggested in the wake of the Uvalde shooting, echoing many other gun rights advocates over the years."
"His parting words make clear that [Dario] Amodei want to position himself as one of the good guys in the AI debate."
"He was a good guy to visit with and be around."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

good guys (plural)

Synonyms

hero

Antonyms

bad guy

Questions

What does good guy mean?: A hero, particularly a protagonist in a story.

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