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Shoneenism, the Glossary

Shoneenism is a pejorative term, used in Ireland from at least the 18th century, to describe Irish people who are viewed as adhering to Anglophile snobbery.^[1]

35 relations: Acting white, Anglophile, British Empire, British nobility, Colonial mentality, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Constitution of Ireland, Contempt, Court of Appeal (Ireland), Cultural cringe, Culture of Ireland, D. P. Moran, Decolonization, Dic Siôn Dafydd, England, Etymology, European Convention on Human Rights, F. S. L. Lyons, Gerard Hogan, Ireland, Irish language, Irish nationalism, Irish people, Irish traditional music, Jackeen, James Joyce, John Bull, Mimicry, National personification, Patrick Weston Joyce, Pejorative, Snob, Sycophancy, Uncle Tom, West Brit.
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Acting white

In the United States, acting white is a pejorative term, usually applied to Black people, which refers to a person's perceived betrayal of their culture by assuming the social expectations of white society.

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Anglophile

An Anglophile is a person who admires or loves England, its people, its culture, its language, and/or its various accents.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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British nobility

The British nobility is made up of the peerage and the (landed) gentry.

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Colonial mentality

A colonial mentality is an internalized ethnic, linguistic, or cultural inferiority complex felt by people as a result of colonization, i.e. being colonized by another people and gaslit into assimilationNunning, Vera.

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Conor Cruise O'Brien

Donal Conor David Dermot Donat Cruise O'Brien (3 November 1917 – 18 December 2008), often nicknamed "The Cruiser", was an Irish diplomat, politician, writer, historian and academic, who served as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1973 to 1977, a Senator for Dublin University from 1977 to 1979, a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-East constituency from 1969 to 1977, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from January 1973 to March 1973.

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Constitution of Ireland

The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) is the fundamental law of Ireland.

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Contempt

In colloquial usage, contempt usually refers to either the act of despising, or having a general lack of respect for something.

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Court of Appeal (Ireland)

The Court of Appeal (An Chúirt Achomhairc) is a court in Ireland that sits between the High Court and Supreme Court.

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Cultural cringe

In the fields of cultural studies and social anthropology, cultural cringe is an expression used to refer to an internalized inferiority complex where people dismiss their own culture as inferior (cringe-inducing) when compared to the cultures of other countries.

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Culture of Ireland

The culture of Ireland includes the art, music, dance, folklore, traditional clothing, language, literature, cuisine and sport associated with Ireland and the Irish people.

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D. P. Moran

David Patrick Moran (Dáithí Pádraig Ó Móráin; 22 March 1869 – 31 January 1936), better known as simply D. P. Moran, was an Irish journalist, activist and cultural-political theorist, known as the principal advocate of a specifically Gaelic Catholic Irish nationalism during the early 20th century.

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Decolonization

independence. Decolonization is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas.

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Dic Siôn Dafydd

italic ("Dick John David") is a satirical stereotype of an Anglophile Welsh person who deliberately turns their back on the Welsh people, their culture and the Welsh language.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Etymology

Etymology (The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the scientific study of words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time".) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.

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European Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.

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F. S. L. Lyons

(Francis Stewart) Leland Lyons (11 November 1923 – 21 September 1983) was an Irish historian and academic who served as the 40th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1974 to 1981.

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Gerard Hogan

Gerard William Augustine Hogan, (born 13 August 1958) is an Irish judge, lawyer and academic who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since October 2021.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Irish language

Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.

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Irish nationalism

Irish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which, in its broadest sense, asserts that the people of Ireland should govern Ireland as a sovereign state.

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Irish people

Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and culture.

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Irish traditional music

Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland.

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Jackeen

Jackeen is a pejorative term for someone from Dublin, Ireland. Shoneenism and Jackeen are Irish slang.

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James Joyce

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet and literary critic.

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John Bull

John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works.

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Mimicry

In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species.

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National personification

A national personification is an anthropomorphic personification of a state or the people(s) it inhabits.

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Patrick Weston Joyce

Patrick Weston "P.

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Pejorative

A pejorative word, phrase, slur, or derogatory term is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something.

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Snob

Snob is a pejorative term for a person who feels superior due to their social class, education level, or social status in general;De Botton, A. (2004), Status Anxiety.

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Sycophancy

In modern English, sycophant denotes an "insincere flatterer" and is used to refer to someone practising sycophancy (i.e., insincere flattery to gain advantage).

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Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom is the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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West Brit

West Brit, an abbreviation of West Briton, is a derogatory term for an Irish person who is perceived as Anglophilic in matters of culture or politics. Shoneenism and West Brit are Ireland–United Kingdom relations and Irish slang.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoneenism

Also known as Shoneen.

Shoneenism, the Glossary

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See also

Irish nationalism

Irish slang

Irish words and phrases

References