"mé féiner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /meɪ feɪnɚ/ Forms: mé féiners [plural]
Etymology: From Irish mé féin (“myself”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|mé féin||myself}} Irish mé féin (“myself”), {{suffix|en||er}} + -er Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} mé féiner (plural mé féiners)
  1. (Ireland, derogatory) Someone who acts from self-interest, rather than the common good or the national interest. Tags: Ireland, derogatory
    Sense id: en-mé_féiner-en-noun-qWL4Vw9P Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er, Irish English

Inflected forms

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