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n. (''Anglo-Irish, derogatory'') One who prefers English attitudes, customs or lifestyle to Irish ones.
Usage examples of "shoneen".
Irish sports and shoneen games the like of lawn tennis and about hurley and putting the stone and racy of the soil and building up a nation once again and all to that.
Upon my honour, Mr Farcical Comic, any poteen-swilling shoneen off the bog would be more delicate.
I have a great esteem for her, and should not wish to appear a shoneen dragged in from the Liberties.
Corporation as anyone else--ay, and a better right than those shoneens that are always hat in hand before any fellow with a handle to his name?
Corporation as anyone else - ay, and a better right than those shoneens that are always hat in hand before any fellow with a handle to his name?
Corporation as anyone else--ay, and a better right than those shoneens that are always hat in hand before any fellow with a handle to his name?
I was half tempted several times to do something in politics: I couldn’t do much worse than the shaggers and shoneens we have now.