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guernsey
the top part of a footy player's uniform: Did Joe get a guernsey this week? i.e., was he picked in the team? Compare jersey, jumper.
Contributor's comments: "Guernsey" in this sense is also used widely in Brisbane.
Contributor's comments: I always thought it was spelt guernsey but pronounced jersey. Like derby is prononced darby (for horse races).
Contributor's comments: Otherwise known as a Jersey, ie the sort of footy jumpers made by Canterbury: "I'm just going to grab my gernsey, it might be cold outside?"
Contributor's comments: I was brought up in Mt. Isa Qld, and when you put on your top to play football, (Rugby League of course), you put on your Jersey. I had not heard of a guernsey till I took a trip to Darwin in 1974.
Contributor's comments: Guernsey is very common in Victoria.
Contributor's comments: Widely used in Melbourne, but surely it's English?
Contributor's comments: Australian Rules football players wear guernseys. Rugby and soccer players wear jerseys.
Contributor's comments: Guernsey is also used by graffiti writers. It roughly means "have a go". "Gimme a guernsey" --> "Gimme a go (at writting my tag)""I got a guernsey" --> "I had a go (at writting my tag)". I have heard it used to mean "have a go" in other contexts as well, however in my experience graffiti writers were the principal users of the word in this fashion. Perhaps this second meaning is a broadening from "team jumper" --> "participating member of the team" (metonymy) --> "having a go" (broadening). Has anyone heard of any other social groups who use guernsey in this way?