sheeny
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- noun
- Slur
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[término ofensivo para judíos]
- "Sheeny" is a racial slur, too!
Examples
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Does such a stage moment really signal, however, the death of the old nefarious stage sheeny, or does it merely suggest the occupation of his body—and, therefore, the old body's power to shadow the new body's performances?
Academic text (1995) -
Like Bush's Jews, too, Goldstein must bear the taunts of neighborhood boys who call him, "you old Sheeny" (p. 179).
Academic text (1995) -
You're known as a usurer, a man with secret resources, a witch, a pawnbroker, a sheeny, a mockie, and a kike!
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"Sheeny" is an extremely offensive term used to insult Jewish people.
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Many consider "sheeny" to be a hurtful slur that should not be used.
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The word "sheeny" has a long history of being used as a derogatory term against Jewish individuals.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sheeny is an extremely offensive slur for a Jewish person. One likely origin is the Yiddish word sheyn meaning 'beautiful' or the English word shine, and a helpful way to remember it is that a word for 'shine' was twisted into a hateful insult, which is why it is deeply offensive and must not be used.