sheeny

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃiːni/ Rhymes: -iːni === Etymology 1 === Seems to have originated in 1820s London. Could be a mockery of Yiddish שיין (sheyn, “beautiful, nice”), much used in praising wares. ==== Alternative forms ==== sheeney, sheenie ==== Noun ==== sheeny (plural sheenies) (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew. Synonyms: heeb, Hymie, kike, shylock (slang) A cheat or fraudster. ===== Translations ===== ==== Sources ==== Eric Partridge, Slang To-day and Yesterday, 3rd ed., New York: Barnes & Noble, 1950. === Etymology 2 === From sheen + -y. ==== Adjective ==== sheeny (comparative sheenier, superlative sheeniest) Having a sheen; glossy. Bright; radiant; shining. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Heynes, Heyens, yen she