I Just Learned Where The Word 'Guy' Really Comes From, And It's Dark

Gunpowder, treason, and... etymology, apparently.

Halloween has just passed, which, in the UK, means we’re set for another spooky event: bonfire night.

“Remember, remember, the fifth of November”, the rhyme goes. But as you watch fireworks scream into the flame-licked sky, it might be hard to, well, remember just how gory the fire’s origins really are.

As it turns out, that dark history is probably linked to our modern term – “guy”, or its plural “guys” – too.

How is Bonfire Night connected to the word ‘guys’?

You probably know that the bonfire itself traditionally contains an........

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