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jersey
the top part of a footy player's uniform. Compare guernsey, jumper.
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: [from Brisbane] We always used jersey to describe the football uniform. When we heard NSW commentators calling it a guernsey on the radio we laughed.