sheeny
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Sheeny — Sheen y, a. Bright; shining; radiant; sheen. A sheeny summer morn. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheeny — or sheenie [shē′nē] n. pl. sheenies [also S ] Slang a Jewish person: a somewhat old fashioned term of disparagement or contempt … English World dictionary
sheeny — An offensive name for a Jew, in slang use since the nineteenth century. It has other slang meanings, such as ‘pawnbroker’, ‘tramp’, and ‘a mean person’. The origin of the word is obscure, but it is highly unlikely, as Eric Partridge suggests… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
sheeny — 1. noun /ˈʃiːni/ A Jew. Shylock chimes with the jewbaiting that followed the hanging and quartering of the queen’s leech Lopez, his jew’s heart being plucked forth while the sheeny was yet alive 2. adjective /ˈʃiːni/ having a sheen; glossy … Wiktionary
sheeny — n a Jew. The term appeared in Britain in the early 19th century when it did not necessarily have the offensive racist overtones it acquired in the 20th cen tury. Many possible etymologies have been proposed for sheeny: the three most plausible… … Contemporary slang
sheeny — sheen ► NOUN ▪ a soft lustre on a surface. DERIVATIVES sheeny adjective. ORIGIN from obsolete sheen «beautiful, resplendent»; apparently related to SHINE(Cf. ↑shine) … English terms dictionary
sheeny — adjective see sheen III … New Collegiate Dictionary
sheeny — sheen·y || ʃɪËnɪ adj. shiny, brilliant, glossy, lustrous … English contemporary dictionary
sheeny — sheeny1 adjective (sheenier, sheeniest) having a sheen; lustrous. sheeny2 noun (plural sheenies) N. Amer. informal, offensive a Jewish person. Origin C19: origin unknown … English new terms dictionary
sheeny — I. /ˈʃini/ (say sheenee) adjective shining; lustrous. {sheen + y1} II. /ˈʃini/ (say sheenee) noun British Colloquial (derogatory) (racist) a Jewish person. {19th century; ? of Slavic origin} …
