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sheeny
shee·ny 1 S0328650 (shē′nē)adj. Having a sheen; lustrous.
shee·ny 2 S0328650 (shē′nē)n. pl. shee·nies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Jew.
[Perhaps Yiddish sheyn, beautiful, nice, fine (taken by gentiles as a typically Yiddish interjection) (from Middle High German schœn, from Old High German scōni) + -y.]sheeny (ˈʃiːnɪ) n, pl sheeniesslang offensive a derogatory word for a Jew[C19: of unknown origin]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sheeny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jewhymie, kike, yidderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or languagejargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties | | Adj. | 1. |  sheeny - reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"glistening, shiny, glossy, lustrous, shiningbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
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Synonyms for sheenynoun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a JewSynonymsRelated Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
- ethnic slur
- jargon
- lingo
- patois
- argot
- vernacular
- slang
- cant
- Jew
- Hebrew
- Israelite
adj reflecting lightSynonyms- glistening
- shiny
- glossy
- lustrous
- shining
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