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mé féiner

/meɪ feɪnɚ/

mé féiner noun: someone who acts from self-interest, rather than the common good or the national interest.

Noun

mé féiner (plural mé féiners)

  1. (Ireland, derogatory) Someone who acts from self-interest, rather than the common good or the national interest.
    • As far as he was concerned, de Valera just fixed things for himself. He was a mé féiner.2015 June 29, Eoghan Plunkett, quoted in Ronan McGreevy "On 1916, and why Michael Collins 'was a pup'" The Irish Times

Forms of mé féiner

pluralmé féiners

Origin of mé féiner

From Irish mé féin (“myself”) + -er.

Questions about mé féiner

What does mé féiner mean?
Mé féiner means someone who acts from self-interest, rather than the common good or the national interest.
What part of speech is mé féiner?
Mé féiner is a noun.
How do you pronounce mé féiner?
Mé féiner is pronounced /meɪ feɪnɚ/.
What is the plural of mé féiner?
The plural of mé féiner is mé féiners.

Words near mé féiner in the dictionary

  1. mægths
  2. mænad
  3. mænades
  4. mænads
  5. Mèze
  6. mé féiner
  7. mé féiners
  8. Mé-Zóchi
  9. Mécheria
  10. Médillac
  11. Médoc

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