The word is SHEENY. I read it in a book where a young boy boasted about how he had called someone a dirty sheeny but his mother told him it wasn't nice. She wouldn't tell him what it ment but told him never to say it again.
Sorry again if anyone finds this question a bit much but i've no idea how bad this word is. Thanks anyway.
2006-08-11 03:40:18 · 2 answers · asked by hollycatherine99 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
This is a nearly obsolete derogatory term for a Jew. It went out of fashion in the 60's, I believe.
From the Word Detective website: " It first appeared in the 19th century and its origin is uncertain, but it may be based on the German word "schon," meaning "beautiful." The theory is that Yiddish-speaking Jewish merchants pronounced "schon" as "sheen" when advertising their wares, and the word was then picked up as slang for Jews in general."
2006-08-11 04:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by blueprairie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its an offensive term towards a jew. check out www.dictionary.com and look at the second definition.
2006-08-11 05:02:49 · answer #2 · answered by supersam82 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋