sheeny

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[ shee-nee ]
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adjective,sheen·i·er, sheen·i·est.
  1. shining; lustrous.

Origin of sheeny

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First recorded in 1615–25; sheen + -y1

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Other definitions for sheeny (2 of 2)

sheeny2

or shee·ney, shee·nie

[ shee-nee ]

noun,plural shee·nies.Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.

Origin of sheeny

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First recorded in 1810–20; origin obscure

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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. Kyne
  • Between 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 Scott
  • 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.

    Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers
  • There was another fellow there, representing Burnstein, a regular hook-nosed sheeny, but he wasn't in it.

    Sister Carrie | Theodore Dreiser
  • Silent 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

sheeny

/ (ˈʃiːnɪ) /


nounplural sheenies
  1. slang a derogatory word for a Jew

Origin of sheeny

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C19: of unknown origin

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