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/ˈʃəʊniːn/ · noun
(Ireland, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Irish person considered excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of English society..
Good Father John O'Hart In penal days rode out To a shoneen who had free lands And his own snipe and trout.
So then the citizens begin talking about the Irish language and the corporation meeting and all to that and the shoneens that can’t speak their own language
Use shoneen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shoneen means (Ireland, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Irish person considered excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of English society..
Common synonyms include West Brit, jackeen.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Good Father John O'Hart In penal days rode out To a shoneen who had free lands And his own snipe and trout.
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