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What (who) is gunny - definition

MILITARY RANK IN THE UNITED STATES
Gunny; GySgt; Gunnery seargant; Gunnery Sergeant
  • Gunnery sergeant insignia

gunny         
Over the top, army fatigued, stud muffin.
Wha's with the gunny over there?
Gunny         
·- ·Alt. of Gunny cloth.
gunny         
['g?ni]
¦ noun (plural gunnies) chiefly N. Amer. coarse sacking, typically made of jute fibre.
Origin
C18: from Marathi goni, from Sanskrit go?i 'sack'.

Wikipedia

Gunnery sergeant

Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7.

The gunnery sergeant insignia consists of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rockers.

Examples of use of gunny
1. The contraband, meant for an US customer, was kept in gunny bags of 20 kg each.
2. He then put their bodies in gunny bags and hid them in a bush in the backyard of his rented house.
3. "They (teachers) burned some 500 books packed in two gunny bags to get warm," said Hansnath Singh, a senior police officer.
4. As the border was closing earlier this month, a Gaza woman sat next to an entrance on gunny sacks bulging with laundry powder.
5. Now you have broken it, you are in a splendid position to jog carrying your muscle–building briefcase, lap–top, overcoat, umbrella and gunny–sack of healthy lunchtime yak yoghurt and fibrous growths from more than one country of origin to the nearest department store to buy a cycling machine instead.