SHEENY

glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining

(adjective) 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”

kike, hymie, sheeny, yid

(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

sheeny (plural sheenies)

(slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew.

Synonyms: Yid (not always pejorative), heeb, hymie, kike, shylock

(slang) A cheat or fraudster.

Etymology 2

Adjective

sheeny (comparative sheenier, superlative sheeniest)

having a sheen; glossy

Bright; shining; radiant.

Anagrams

• Heyens, Heynes

Source: Wiktionary


Sheen"y, a.

Definition: Bright; shining; radiant; sheen. "A sheeny summer morn." Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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