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  • noun Plural form of Guinness.

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Examples

  • "I proceeded to have five Guinnesses with them," he added.

    In It for the Long Run Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012

  • European families with their own investment offices include the Sainsburys, the Pears and the Guinnesses.

    Family Fortunes Tara Loader-Wilkinson 2010

  • In an interesting bit of chicanery our Guinnesses (Guninessi?) came in what at first glance appeared to be an imperial pint glass (which would of course make the $4 beer special even better), but upon closer inspection it was revealed that the glasses were no larger than usual.

    Midtown Happy Hour: The Mean Fiddler is a Great Place to Avoid Times Sq. Tourists | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009

  • It may not or maybe a no concern of the Guinnesses but.

    Finnegans Wake 2006

  • Five Guinnesses certainly did not help with the construction of the piece.

    Oil vs Ethanol - Part 2 - "How To Eat Crow" 2006

  • Bloomsday celebrations also feature readings of Ulysses, James Joyce lookalike contests, various other semi-literary activities, and a good excuse for hoisting a few Guinnesses.

    Archive 2006-06-01 The Nag 2006

  • Come with me early one Saturday morning when they show the satellite games live in the pub and all the Irish guys are sitting around, screaming at the TV over their Guinnesses.

    shrimp Rachel Cohn 2005

  • Come with me early one Saturday morning when they show the satellite games live in the pub and all the Irish guys are sitting around, screaming at the TV over their Guinnesses.

    shrimp Rachel Cohn 2005

  • Come with me early one Saturday morning when they show the satellite games live in the pub and all the Irish guys are sitting around, screaming at the TV over their Guinnesses.

    shrimp Rachel Cohn 2005

  • Come with me early one Saturday morning when they show the satellite games live in the pub and all the Irish guys are sitting around, screaming at the TV over their Guinnesses.

    shrimp Rachel Cohn 2005

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