Sheeny — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew

reflecting light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈiːni/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈiːni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈiːni/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈiːni/.

Examples

glistening bodies of swimmers
the horse's glossy coat
lustrous auburn hair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glossy hymie glistening shining shiny yid lustrous kike

Parts of Speech

noun	(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
adjective	reflecting light “glistening bodies of swimmers”

Word Forms

glossiness	noun	the property of being smooth and shiny
lustre	noun	the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
sheen	noun	the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
shininess	noun	the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glänzend

(ethnische Beleidigung) beleidigende Bezeichnung für einen Juden

🇫🇷French

lustré

(insulte ethnique) terme offensant pour un juif

🇪🇸Spanish

brillante

(insulto étnico) término ofensivo para un judío

🇮🇹Italian

brillante

(insulto etnico) termine offensivo per un ebreo

🇳🇱Dutch

glanzend

(etnische smet) beledigende term voor een Jood

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilhante

(calúnia étnica) termo ofensivo para um judeu

🇷🇺Russian

блестящий

(этническое оскорбление) оскорбительный термин для еврея

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नक़ली

(जातीय गाली) एक यहूदी के लिए आपत्तिजनक शब्द

🇧🇩Bengali

চকচকে

(জাতিগত অপবাদ) একজন ইহুদির জন্য আপত্তিকর শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

பளபளப்பான

(இன அவதூறு) ஒரு யூதருக்குப் புண்படுத்தும் சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపు

(జాతి స్లర్) ఒక యూదునికి అభ్యంతరకరమైన పదం

🇮🇳Marathi

चमकदार

(जातीय कलंक) ज्यूसाठी आक्षेपार्ह संज्ञा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમકદાર

(વંશીય સ્લર) યહૂદી માટે અપમાનજનક શબ્દ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳಪಿನ

(ಜನಾಂಗೀಯ ನಿಂದನೆ) ಯಹೂದಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളങ്ങുന്ന

(വംശീയ സ്ലർ) ഒരു യഹൂദനെ സംബന്ധിച്ചിടത്തോളം നിന്ദ്യമായ പദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

(ਨਸਲੀ ਗੰਦੀ) ਇੱਕ ਯਹੂਦੀ ਲਈ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکدار

(نسلی گندگی) ایک یہودی کے لیے جارحانہ اصطلاح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光泽

（种族歧视）对犹太人的攻击性术语

🇯🇵Japanese

素晴らしい

(民族的中傷) ユダヤ人に対する攻撃的な用語

🇰🇷Korean

유대인

(인종 비방) 유대인을 비하하는 모욕적인 용어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sáng bóng

(tiếng lóng dân tộc) thuật ngữ xúc phạm người Do Thái

🇹🇭Thai

มันเงา

(คำเหยียดเชื้อชาติ) คำที่ไม่เหมาะสมสำหรับชาวยิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkilau

(penghinaan etnis) istilah yang menyinggung bagi seorang Yahudi

🇵🇭Filipino

makintab

(ethnic slur) nakakasakit na termino para sa isang Hudyo

🇲🇾Malay

kilauan

(slur etnik) istilah menyinggung bagi seorang Yahudi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

براق

(افتراء عرقي) مصطلح مهين لليهودي

🇮🇷Persian

براق

(توهین قومی) اصطلاح توهین آمیز برای یک یهودی

🇹🇷Turkish

parlak

(etnik hakaret) bir Yahudi için saldırgan bir terim

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבריק

(השמצה אתנית) מונח פוגעני ליהודי

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