Etymograph

English

guyman

Guyman comes from Nigerian Pidgin guyman ‘boy’.

  1. Nigerian Pidginmodernguyman‘boy’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Nigerian Pidginmodernguyman‘boy’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A fraudster involved in an advance fee scam.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Nigerian Pidgin guyman / guyman