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sheeny

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shee·ny 1  (shn)
adj.
Lustrous; glistening.
shee·ny 2  (shn)
n. pl. shee·nies Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Jew.
[Origin unknown.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sheeny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
hymie, kike, yid
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language
jargon, 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, shining
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"


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They loved to sit there in the silence, with only each other and the sheeny, prying lizards for company, talking of the old times and planning for the new; while light breezes stirred the tattered vines high up among the columns, where owls nested.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
Oh, you darling dress--you dear, sheeny, red-rosy, glistening, silky thing
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
As sprang that yellow star from downy hours Up rose the maiden from her shrine of flowers, And bent o'er sheeny mountain and dim plain
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