The difference between Boy and Guy
When used as nouns, boy means a male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults, whereas guy means an effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the gunpowder plot (5th november).
When used as verbs, boy means to use the word boy to refer to someone, whereas guy means to exhibit an effigy of guy fawkes around the 5th november.
Boy is also interjection with the meaning: exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Boy and Guy
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Boy as a noun:
A young male, particularly A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.
Examples:
"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."
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Boy as a noun (diminutive):
A male child: a son of any age.
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Boy as a noun (affectionate, diminutive):
A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
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Boy as a noun (obsolete):
A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
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Boy as a noun (now, rare, and, usually, offensive, _, outside some Commonwealth nations):
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly: A younger such worker. A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address. A male camp follower.
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Boy as a noun (now, offensive):
Any non-white male, regardless of age.
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Boy as a noun:
A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.
Examples:
"C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?"
"Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?"
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Boy as a noun (historical, military):
A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
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Boy as a noun (US, slang):
Heroin.
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Boy as a verb:
to use the word boy to refer to someone
Examples:
"Don't boy me!"
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Boy as a verb (transitive):
to act as a boy
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Guy as a noun (British):
An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
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Guy as a noun (dated):
A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
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Guy as a noun (colloquial):
A man, fellow.
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Guy as a noun (especially, in the plural):
A person .
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Guy as a noun (colloquial, of animals and sometimes objects):
Thing, creature.
Examples:
"The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy."
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Guy as a noun (colloquial, figuratively):
Thing, unit.
Examples:
"This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage."
"This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x."
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Guy as a noun (informal, term of address):
Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
Examples:
"Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?"
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Guy as a verb (intransitive):
To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
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Guy as a verb (transitive):
To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
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Guy as a verb (theatre, transitive):
To play in a comedic manner.
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Guy as a noun (obsolete, rare):
A guide; a leader or conductor.
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Guy as a noun (primarily, nautical):
A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered.
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Guy as a noun (primarily, nautical):
A support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge).
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Guy as a verb:
To equip with a support cable.