The difference between Dude and Guy
When used as nouns, dude means a man, generally a younger man, 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, dude means to address someone as dude, whereas guy means to exhibit an effigy of guy fawkes around the 5th november.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dude and Guy
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Dude as a noun (chiefly, US, colloquial):
A man, generally a younger man.
Examples:
"So we were at the mall and these two dudes just walk up to us and say "hi"."
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Dude as a noun (colloquial, used in the vocative):
Examples:
"'Dude, I'd be careful around the principal; he's having a bad day."
"Watch it, dude; you almost knocked me over."
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Dude as a noun:
An inexperienced cowboy.
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Dude as a noun (slang):
A tourist.
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Dude as a noun (archaic):
A man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.
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Dude as a verb:
To address someone as dude.
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Dude as a verb:
To take a vacation in a dude ranch.
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Dude as a verb (US):
Usually followed by : to dress up, to wear smart or special clothes.
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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.