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Sweeneys

Sweeneys is the plural of Sweeney.

Meaning of Sweeney

Proper noun (1)

Sweeney (plural Sweeneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
    • Experts agree that Sydney Sweeney is always winning. She emerges from this national dust-up only more powerful than ever.2025 August 2, Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, “What has America learned from the Sydney Sweeney situation? We asked the experts”, in CNN

Proper noun (2)

the Sweeney

  1. (Cockney, slang) The Flying Squad, a branch of the London police service.
    • It turned out the police wouldn't raid the place until the Monday morning but in the meantime there were drinks to drink and drugs to take. Even Lettsbe and the Sweeney arrived and joined in the celebrations with us.
      The police, however, did hit Jill's address early on Monday morning.2018, Gary London, For the Love of Brass

Questions about Sweeneys

What is Sweeneys the plural of?
Sweeneys is the plural of Sweeney.

Words near Sweeneys in the dictionary

  1. Sweek
  2. Sweelinckian
  3. sweem
  4. Sween
  5. Sweeney
  6. Sweeneys
  7. Sweens
  8. sweeny
  9. Sweenys
  10. sweep
  11. sweep along

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