A sweater (North American English) or pullover, also called a jersey or jumper (British English and Australian English), is a piece of clothing, typically with long sleeves, made of knitted or crocheted material that covers the upper part of the body.
The word jumper is usually used more in the UK. A jumper is a long-sleeved item worn on the top half of your body, and like a sweater, is usually considered knitted or crocheted, but also seen made of jersey fabric or cotton too.
Jumper” is actually derived from the noun “jump,” a modified form of the French “jupe,” used to mean a short coat in the 19th century(and completely unrelated to “jump” meaning “leap”). So it fits as a description for a wooly, short ,warm top.
The British English term, short trousers, is used, only for shorts that are a short version of ordinary trousers (i.e., pants or slacks in American English).
Jackets is what we call jackets in England and the rest of the UK as well. You can have many different styles of jackets bomber jackets, motorcycle jackets, blouson jackets , and dinner jacket are just a few types.
In British English, the term jumper describes what is called a sweater in American English. Also, in more formal British usage, a distinction is made between a pinafore dress and a pinafore. The latter, though a related garment, has an open back and is worn as an apron.
The translation for the word "jumper" or "sweater" in the Goidelic languages, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, are "geansaí", "geansaidh" and "gansee" respectively, all borrowings from the English guernsey/gansey.
If you said this Canadian slang word to someone who lives on the Eastern side of Canada they might look at you like you're crazy. The slang bunny hug actually comes from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan (the flat one right in the middle of the Country), and is a word that means a sweater or hoodie.
trousers/pants- okay, we say pants as in anything that is a full length bottom.. but most commonly americans where denim, and we just call them jeans, and if they aren't jeans, we call them by what they are- khakis, sweat pants, and if they are anything else we will say dress pants, work pants, depending on what we use ...
In the UK, especially when used as an undershirt, it is known as a vest (compare the American usage of vest). It is called a singlet in Australia and New Zealand, and a banian or banyan in the Indian subcontinent.
Americans who distinguish between a pullover jumper and a sweaters that button up the front do actually know that the one that buttons up the front is called a cardigan.
'Bairn' is especially popular in Scotland and the north east of England and means 'baby' or 'young child'. 'Lass' or 'lassie' is another word for 'girl'.
peng. If something is peng, that means it's attractive or appealing. Frequently, the term applies to good-looking people, but it can also be used to describe other things that look good, like clothing or food items.
Slang terms for a pretty female in England are: Looker, fit looking, bobbydazzler, blonde bombshell, raver, real goer, tidy, well upholstered, well fit, good catch, tease, razzledazzler.
Depending on which country you are from, you may use the term, woollen sweater, wool jumper, pullover or jersey – they can all be used when referring to a knitwear Australia or woollen sweaters.
What's the difference between a sweater and a pullover?
There is no difference between a sweater and a pullover. Rather, a pullover is a type of sweater, which can be pulled over from the neck area and is worn on the other garment like a shirt or a blouse. The pullovers or sweaters are always made of the knitted material or technique.
In the case of Ireland, Britain and Australia, "jumper" is the standard word, “jersey” is used in South Africa whereas "sweater" is mainly found in tourist shops and in North America. The word used in Irish is geansaí. .
In the United Kingdom, the word "tights" is used for footed garments, which would always be worn under another item of clothing such as shorts or a skirt, while "leggings" refers to footless leg-wear of any denier, the exception being ballet tights which may have an opening under the sole allowing them to be rolled up ...
