Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In mining, breadth or width. A single gunnies is a breadth of 3 feet. Also spelled gunniss.

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  • noun Plural form of gunny.

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Examples

  • Guys (meaning "gunnies" of both genders) There is little use in argueing the FACTS with Paul and other anti-freedom zealots ... because the simple FACT of the matter is, when it comes to leftist liberal nut jobs they NEVER let them pesky little FACTS get in the way of 1) Their "Feelings" 2) a good tale.

    A Hit From The Supremes 2008

  • The storefront office was essentially a filter for the kooks—the knuckle-draggers, the gunnies, and the committed-ideologue nuts.

    How to Rig an Election Allen Raymond with Ian Spiegelman 2008

  • The storefront office was essentially a filter for the kooks—the knuckle-draggers, the gunnies, and the committed-ideologue nuts.

    How to Rig an Election Allen Raymond with Ian Spiegelman 2008

  • The storefront office was essentially a filter for the kooks—the knuckle-draggers, the gunnies, and the committed-ideologue nuts.

    How to Rig an Election Allen Raymond with Ian Spiegelman 2008

  • Zumbo was, in my opinion, a good example, not because Zumbo was right or because what he said was defensible, but because the reaction was disproportionate to the offense, as even some pro-gunnies like Uncle conceded.

    How To Attract The Crazies And Start A Flame War In One Easy Lesson « Lean Left 2007

  • But when it comes to these "debate" in the US, there's little logic in the gunnies' arguments.

    my former country, sinking fast 2007

  • So, is it time yet to break out all those guns that the gunnies hoard to ‘guard freedom’?

    Think Progress » Bush: ‘We’ve Never Been Stay The Course’ 2006

  • The gunnies checked our SRBs Service Record Books to see who had the highest range scores.

    ONE SHOT-ONE KILL CHARLES W. SASSER CRAIG ROBERTS 1990

  • They'd have more gunnies than we could send in, even if we knew exactly where they were, and we can't send a young army barging around without anything but a flimsy suspicion to go on-the lawmen would throw us in the clink in nothing flat ...

    Masters Of The Vortex Smith, E. E. 1972

  • 'You intend, then,' Cloud demanded furiously, 'to let this girl put her naked hands and teeth up against four trigger-happy gunnies with DeLameters?'

    Masters Of The Vortex Smith, E. E. 1972

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