sheeny
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sheeny¹
- /ˈʃiːni/
Rhymes with -iːni
Where it comes from
Seems to have originated in 1820s London. Could be a mockery of Yiddish שיין (sheyn, “beautiful, nice”), much used in praising wares.
noun sheenies · sheeney · sheenie
- A Jew. May I never get groggy, if I shall ever forget the joke between you and the old Sheenie, when you threatened to throw him overboard for selling you a dumb time-keeper. ‘Blesh ma heart,’ said the Jew, while his under works shook like a cutter’s foresail going about, ‘how could you expect de vatch to
- A cheat or fraudster.
sheeny²
- /ˈʃiːni/
Rhymes with -iːni
adjective sheenier · sheeniest
- Having a sheen; glossy.
- Bright; radiant; shining. And many a sheeny summer-morn, / Adown the Tigris I was borne, / By Bagdat's shrines of fretted gold, / High-walled gardens green and old; […]
Translations
Talk about this word "sheeny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheeny. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sheeny. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sheeny "sheeny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sheeny.Cite this
@misc{sheeny_2026,
title = {sheeny},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheeny},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
