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shoneens

shoneens is the plural of shoneen.

Meaning of shoneen

Noun

shoneen (plural shoneens)

  1. (Ireland, derogatory, ethnic, slur) An Irish person considered excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of English society.
    • Good Father John O'Hart
      In penal days rode out
      To a shoneen who had free lands
      And his own snipe and trout.1889, W B Yeats, The Ballad of Father O'Hart
    Synonyms:
    West Brit, jackeen

Questions about shoneens

What is shoneens the plural of?
Shoneens is the plural of shoneen.

Words near shoneens in the dictionary

  1. shone on
  2. shone through
  3. shone up
  4. Shone's syndrome
  5. shoneen
  6. shoneens
  7. Shonell
  8. shonen
  9. shonentard
  10. shonentards
  11. Shones

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