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It guy

Date: May 14 2009

Quote

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“I was just average. I wasn’t a nerd, but I wasn’t the It guy at school.”

-High School Musical star Zac Efron, talking about his real-life high school experience. (Us Weekly)

Definition

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An It guy or It girl is someone who has a certain special quality that makes him or her extremely attractive and fascinating, especially to members of the opposite sex. But that special quality is difficult to define or explain. You can’t really describe it…It’s just…It.

A true It guys and It girls are more than just beautiful, sexy, and fun to be around. It’s almost like they have a secret power that draws people to them. They don’t even care about being popular or cool. That special “It” quality isn’t something they try to have. Whatever It is, they must just be born with it.

Zac Efron may not have been an It guy in high school, but he is an It guy now. Young girls are crazy about him and with the success of 17 Again, he is to be one of Hollywood’s hottest young actors. But in Hollywood, new It guys and It girls come along all the time. It might not be long before someone becomes even more It than Efron.

Examples

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“Brad Pitt first became an It guy in the early 90s.”

“Most It guys don’t last. They’re only hot for a short time, and then you never hear about them again.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

	it means a guy that is the most popular guy in some place. by VOLTS
	The popular guy? by vickyzx
	maybe means very famous and special guy at school by heidi cheng
	maybe a popular person...?? by bobbie-bao
	The most popular boy in the school by Liaa
	"It guy" i think it means being the most popular guy by joaco
	i would have said that he was popular cus he hot!!!!!!!! by chazzii
	The most popular guy in the school that everyone knows by Maja_Roxy
	it guy - a person hat EVERYONE wants to be. The life and soul of smth(eg of the party) by RadistkaAnn
	someone who is popular by Gellerke

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yimuyi

China

i think it guy or it girl must to have these qualities:kind,intelligent,good-tempered.

And they are born with special quality that makse them popular among people.

oldju

China

I think It guy or it girl is bound to be the young people but the older people.

_enigma_

Germany

I think that who is an it guy or it girl …They are really very popular in the community but this is a disadvantage for them because their life will be invaded by their fans frequently and inevitably.

American_Soldier

Germany

It means to very popular with everyone. Please never use this term if you go to America. We never use that term and in fact I've never even heard it.

Sum Lee

China

means a natural talented boy with kind quality

Sum Lee

China

natural

springke

China

i'm a it girl when i age 13—18,well,only hot for a short time.

dolphinfox

Thailand

ok i see

lovengage

China

thanks ~

sun_lovely_puppy9x

Australia

hello

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ok bye

zhzloverzy

China

Get it~!

mayusheth

India

"It guy"........it's mean that most popular guy in school/collage or any area…............

deepak.dsr

India

Can’t I indicate who is loved by me? Because It girls/guys popular for me or my heart. Can anyone solve that question?

sofree

China

I can't recall when to guess this slang definition?

emmashow1280

China

in my school. i knew the it guy.they were most love themself so most people do not like them. i think be a it guy it is not bad things. just be kind. and people will love you a lot than be a it guy who 's mean guy.

MORVEN

China

What is the meaning of "the It guy"

luosijie203

Taiwan

After read the text above, you can get what It guy mean. That mean very special, welcome person, who has special attraction, that drag another people to like to play or work with him or her. That 's my opinion