sheeny
1shining; lustrous.
Origin of sheeny
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or shee·ney, shee·nie
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
Origin of sheeny
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How to use sheeny in a sentence
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?
Captain Scraggs | Peter B. KyneBetween two smirking waxen women in sheeny drapery he saw that which brought him to a pause and set him gazing.
To Him That Hath | Leroy ScottOver the rosy skirts of Eos hung a full and heavy robe of swelling grey and black clouds, edged with a fringe of sheeny gold.
Serapis, Complete | Georg EbersThere was another fellow there, representing Burnstein, a regular hook-nosed sheeny, but he wasn't in it.
Sister Carrie | Theodore DreiserSilent and abstracted, I looked into the brooding disk of sheeny sky, my eyes dream-troubled.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. Service
British Dictionary definitions for sheeny
/ (ˈʃiːnɪ) /
Origin of sheeny
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