guernsey

See also: Guernsey

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Guernsey.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɝnzi/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɜːnzi/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Hyphenation: guern‧sey

Noun

guernsey (plural guernseys)

  1. A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
    • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 33:
      At work I wore a guernsey, or a singlet if it was too hot in the greenhouses; but when I sat on the galley wall of a Sunday evening watching the girls pass, I was wearing my best.
  2. (Australia, Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players.
  3. (Australia) (slang: as in "get a guernsey") [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc

Descendants
  • → Irish: geansaí
  • → Norwegian: genser
  • → Scots: gansey
  • → Scottish Gaelic: geansaidh

Translations
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