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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An Irish person considered excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of English society. Ireland, derogatory, ethnic, slur

   "Good Father John O'Hart In penal days rode out To a shoneen who had free lands And his own snipe and trout."

Synonyms

All synonyms

jackeenwest britwest briton

Example

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"Good Father John O'Hart In penal days rode out To a shoneen who had free lands And his own snipe and trout."

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Seoinín (“Johnny”), from Seán (“John, John Bull”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).

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