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sheen⋅y

1  [shee-nee]
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–adjective, sheen⋅i⋅er, sheen⋅i⋅est.
shining; lustrous.
Origin:
1615–25; sheen + -y 1

shee⋅ny

2  [shee-nee]
–noun, plural -nies. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a Jew.
Also, sheeney, sheenie.

Origin:
1810–20; orig. obscure
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shee·ny 1   (shē'nē)   
adj.  Lustrous; glistening.
shee·ny 2   (shē'nē)   
n.   pl. shee·nies Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Jew.

[Origin unknown.]
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