ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Guernsey

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɡɝnzi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Guernsey is a noun meaning A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.

Meaning

A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.

More Meanings

  1. (Australia, Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players.
  2. (Australia, slang, as in "get a guernsey") [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc

Example Sentences

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.

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