sheeny
1 Americanadjective
noun
plural
sheeniesnoun
Etymology
Origin of sheeny1
First recorded in 1615–25; sheen + -y 1
Origin of sheeny2
First recorded in 1810–20; origin obscure
Example Sentences
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Its pink-and-green neon parrot sign lit the way to some of the most satisfying chili cheese fries I’ve ever eaten: crinkle-cut potatoes, sheeny Velveeta-yellow cheese sauce, chili ladled from a mini-crockpot in the back.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025
So: The sharp, sheeny person doing step-and-repeats at the Tonys?
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023
The monochromatic musing continued throughout amid textural tensions – such as one sheeny red silk pleated skirt that contrasted chicly with the accompanying long suede boots.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2023
Distressed denim, the punk exuberance and corsetry of Vivienne Westwood’s heyday and lashings of Americana references — like a loose sheeny biker jacket — defined the often-saleable 31-look display.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022
If thou shouldst part thy sheeny veil And strike thy fires, my heart would quail Beneath the eye of naked glory, The molten sun, as the moon, be pale.
From Song-waves by Rand, Theodore H. (Theodore Harding)
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