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mé féiners

mé féiners is the plural of mé féiner.

Meaning of mé féiner

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

Questions about mé féiners

What is mé féiners the plural of?
Mé féiners is the plural of mé féiner.

Words near mé féiners in the dictionary

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

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