Meaning
A knitted jersey, pullover, or sweater — a warm top pulled on over the head. The word 'ganzie' (from 'guernsey', the fisherman's sweater) is the old Jamaican name for such a garment, worn on cool mornings, up in the hills, or on a chilly night. It belongs to the same homely clothing vocabulary as 'merino', naming a plain everyday piece of clothing by a long-settled term.
Examples
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Put on a ganzie, di mawnin cold.
Put on a jersey, the morning is cold.
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Him wear a wool ganzie up a hill.
He wore a wool sweater up in the hills.
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Di ganzie warm mi up.
The jersey warmed me up.
Origin
From 'guernsey' (the knitted fisherman's sweater); a jersey/pullover. See [[merino]], [[string-vest]].
How it’s used
A knitted jersey/pullover/sweater. See [[merino]], [[string-vest]].