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noun
An Irish person considered excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of English society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, derogatory, ethnic, slur
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Synonyms: West Brit, jackeen
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Irish Seoinín (“Johnny”), from Seán (“John, John Bull”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
