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View synonyms for sheeny
sheeny
1[ shee-nee ]
adjective
, sheen·i·er, sheen·i·est.
- shining; lustrous.
sheeny
2or shee·ney, shee·nie
[ shee-nee ]
noun
, Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
, plural shee·nies.
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
sheeny
/ ˈʃiːnɪ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sheeny2
First recorded in 1810–20; origin obscure
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sheeny1
C19: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Of course me an' Sheeny Joe knows I'm a liar, but what's a lie or two when you're helpin' out a shipmate?
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Between two smirking waxen women in sheeny drapery he saw that which brought him to a pause and set him gazing.
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Over the rosy skirts of Eos hung a full and heavy robe of swelling grey and black clouds, edged with a fringe of sheeny gold.
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There was another fellow there, representing Burnstein, a regular hook-nosed sheeny, but he wasn't in it.
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Silent and abstracted, I looked into the brooding disk of sheeny sky, my eyes dream-troubled.
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