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sheeney

sheeney is the alternative form of sheeny.

Meaning of sheeny

Noun

sheeny (plural sheenies)

  1. (ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A Jew.
    • May I never get groggy, if I shall ever forget the joke between you and the old Sheenie, when you threatened to throw him overboard for selling you a dumb time-keeper. ‘Blesh ma heart,’ said the Jew, while his under works shook like a cutter’s foresail going about, ‘how could you expect de vatch to...1825/6, Charles Molloy Westmacott, The English spy, an original work, characteristic, satirical, and humorous, comprising scenes and sketches in every rank of society... drawn from the life by...
    Synonyms:
    heeb, Hymie, kike, shylock
  2. (slang) A cheat or fraudster.

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Forms of sheeney

pluralsheeneys

Questions about sheeney

What is sheeney the alternative form of?
Sheeney is the alternative form of sheeny.

Words near sheeney in the dictionary

  1. Sheena
  2. sheene
  3. sheened
  4. sheener
  5. sheenest
  6. sheeney
  7. sheeneys
  8. sheenful
  9. sheenie
  10. sheenier
  11. sheenies

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