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Guy has two contrary meanings. It is used to mean "man," often in contexts relating to the two sexes: Guys like her because she's smart. And in the plural it can mean people of either sex: You guys are my best friends, though this use may not receive universal approval.

Guys and Dolls, a musical (1950) by Frank Loesser. It transforms a story by Damon Runyon into a classic American musical comedy. Nathan Detroit, a gambler in New York City, bets that gangster Sky Masterson can't persuade the next woman he sees to go to Havana with him. The woman in question turns out to be a prim reformer who runs a mission to save sinners. In the meantime, Detroit's own long-suffering fiancée is demanding a wedding. These two-bit gangsters roister their way to an improbably happy ending. Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando starred in a 1955 movie version.