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maneens

maneens is the plural of maneen.

Meaning of maneen

Noun

maneen (plural maneens)

  1. (Ireland) A little man.
    • I was standing at the end of the South Terrace one day with some maneens like myself and sure we thought we were grand fellows because we had pipes stuck in the corners of our mouths.1916, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC

Questions about maneens

What is maneens the plural of?
Maneens is the plural of maneen.

Words near maneens in the dictionary

  1. maned rat
  2. maned rats
  3. maned wolf
  4. maned wolves
  5. maneen
  6. maneens
  7. manefaire
  8. manefaires
  9. manefish
  10. manefishes
  11. manege

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