shoneen
/ (ˈʃoːniːn) /
noun
Irish an Irishman who imitates English ways
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Word Origin for shoneen
C19: from Irish Gaelic Seoinín, diminutive of Seon John (taken as typical English name)
Words nearby shoneen
sholokhov, sholom, sholom aleichem, shona, shone, shoneen, shongololo, shonky, shoo, shoo-fly pie, shoo-fly plant
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Example sentences from the Web for shoneen
Sometimes you can hardly distinguish a squireen from a half-sir or from a shoneen.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. JoyceShoneen; a gentleman in a small way: a would-be gentleman who puts on superior airs.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce