Added 9 October 2026
guise
/ˈɡaɪz/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about guise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
- An external appearance in manner or dress; an appropriate indication or expression; a garb; a shape.
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A misleading appearance; a cover, a cloak.
Under the guise of patriotism
verb
noun
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Deliberate misspelling of guys.
Sup guise? — What's up, guys?
Origin
From Middle English guise, gise, gyse, from Old French guisse, guise, vise (“guise, manner, way”), from Old Frankish *wīsa (“manner, way, fashion”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsǭ (“manner, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, view, behold, perceive”). Cognate with Old High German wīsa (“way, manner”), Old English wīse (“way, manner”), Dutch wijze (“way, manner”). More at wise.
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