gansey
English
Etymology
From Irish geansaí, from English guernsey.
Noun
gansey (plural ganseys)
- Alternative form of guernsey
- 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, Penguin Books (2001), page 382:
- ‘Pickney nah even got a gansey on — child must be freezin’! Shiverin’ like a Mexico bean.’
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Anagrams
- Ganeys, gaynes
Scots
Etymology
Ultimately from English guernsey.
Noun
gansey (plural ganseys)
- guernsey (a jumper/sweater)
References
- “gansey” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.