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Meaning of sleiveen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈsliːviːn/

Definitions

A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area.

Ireland, Newfoundland

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Examples

“In trust he took John's lands; / Sleiveens were all his race”
“You blackened, filthy sleeveen liar. I curse the living day I ever let you near me.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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