Meaning of shoneen | Babel Free
/ˈʃəʊniːn/Definitions
An Irish person considered excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of English society.
Ireland, derogatory, ethnic, slur
Examples
“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”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.