It has 3 meanings, the first is a cute rodent similar to a hamster that is usually a pet these days but was also used as a meat animal in South America. You can eat it in Peru, there it's called cuy!
The second meaning is as an experimental animal, it is often used to talk about a human guinea pig. So especially in medicine, it can be a person or animal which is used to test or experiment on.
My friend needed money fast so he decided to be a guinea pig for a new drug, he made 1000 dollars in 2 weeks-cash!
The third meaning is related to the second but it is a bit more positive. It means someone who is the first to try something.
A: Hey, can you be my guinea pig and try out my new recipe?
B: Uh, ok. (eats some)
A: How is it?
B: Ummm, it's ok but a bit too salty.
A: Ok, try it now. (B eats more)
B: Wow, it's great!
A: I added a bit of sugar to balance out the salt.
So everyone would you ever be someone's guinea pig?
Phil
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