Guinness

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/ˈɡɪnɪs/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

“Three Guinnesses please, barman.”

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounGuinness (plural Guinness)
  1. countableA surname from Irish.
  2. 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

  3. Guinness World Records.
nounGuinness (plural Guinnesses)

plural Guinnesses

  1. 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

  1. IrishMac Aonghusa
  2. EnglishGuinness

An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Guinness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guinness

MLA

“Guinness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guinness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guinness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guinness.

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