shoneen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈʃəʊniːn/

Word forms

shoneen shoneens

Etymology

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

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Shoneenism
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