Meanings
- countableA surname from Irish.
- uncountableA brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it.
Synonyms: Liffey water, vitamin G
- Guinness World Records.
plural Guinnesses
- A serving of the beverage.
Three Guinnesses please, barman.
1 more example
I shoulda deaded it from genesis instead of hittin' the Guinnesses
2004, “Guinnesses”, in Mm..Food, performed by MF Doom ft. Angelika & 4-IZE
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it.
Origin
- IrishMac Aonghusa
- EnglishGuinness
An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”).
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Guinness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guinness
“Guinness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guinness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guinness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guinness.
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