sheeny

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːni/

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Etymology 1

Origin unknown.

Alternative forms

• sheeney

Noun

sheeny (plural sheenies)

1. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:

     Shylock chimes with the jewbaiting that followed the hanging and quartering of the queen’s leech Lopez, his jew’s heart being plucked forth while the sheeny was yet alive

   • 1946, Mezz Mezzrow & Bernard Wolfe, Really the Blues, Payback Press 1999, p. 6:

     One time in Humboldt Park Leo "Bow" Gisensohn, our leader, didn't like the way a cop down by the lake called him "sheeny."

   • 2005, "Creed, OK", Carnivàle episode 17

     Max Baer ain't no Jew.
     Sure he is. Everybody knows that. Sheeny to the core.

   Synonyms: (not always pejorative) Yid, heeb, hymie, kike, shylock

2. (slang) A cheat or fraudster.

Translations

a Jew (slur)

• Esperanto: judaĉo
• French: youde m, youpin (fr) m
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• Russian: жи́д (ru) m (žíd)

Etymology 2

sheen +‎ -y

Adjective

sheeny (comparative sheenier, superlative sheeniest)

1. having a sheen; glossy
2. Bright; shining; radiant.
   • (Can we date this quote by Tennyson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     a sheeny summer morn

Anagrams

• Heyens, Heynes