shoneen
/ (ˈʃoːniːn) /
noun
Irish
an Irishman who imitates English ways
Word Origin for shoneen
C19: from Irish Gaelic
Seoinín, diminutive of
Seon John (taken as typical English name)
Words nearby shoneen
sholokhov,
sholom,
sholom aleichem,
shona,
shone,
shoneen,
shongololo,
shonky,
shoo,
shoo-fly pie,
shoo-fly plant
Example sentences from the Web for shoneen
Sometimes you can hardly distinguish a squireen from a half-sir or from a shoneen.
English As We Speak It in Ireland |P. W. JoyceShoneen; a gentleman in a small way: a would-be gentleman who puts on superior airs.
English As We Speak It in Ireland |P. W. Joyce