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shoneen

noun
sho·​neen | \ shōˈnēn\
plural -s

Definition of shoneen

Irish
: a would-be gentleman who puts on pretentious airs

History and Etymology for shoneen

Irish Gaelic seoinīn, diminutive of Seon John, from English John

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