"sleiveen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsliːviːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sleiveen.wav Forms: sleiveens [plural]
Etymology: From Irish slíghbhín, slíbhín, with the same meaning; from sliabh (“mountain”) (hence the implication that the person is rural). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ga|slíghbhín}} Irish slíghbhín Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleiveen (plural sleiveens)
  1. (Ireland, Newfoundland) A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area. Tags: Ireland, Newfoundland Synonyms: sleeveen, sleveen Translations (dishonest person; trickster): koijari (Finnish), sluibari (Finnish), escroc (French), filou (French), aigrefin (French), fripon (French), larron (French), chevalier d’industrie (French), tricheur (French), slíghbhín (Irish), slíbhín (Irish), truffatore (Italian), mariolo (Italian), farabutto (Italian), imbroglione (Italian), sbarazzino (Italian), birichino (Italian), обма́нщик (obmánščik) [masculine] (Russian), обма́нщица (obmánščica) [feminine] (Russian), ratero (Spanish), timador (Spanish), petardista (Spanish), estafador (Spanish), caballero de industria (Spanish), pícaro (Spanish), bribón (Spanish), tunante (Spanish), truhán (Spanish), taimado (Spanish)

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