Sleivene

sleeveen n __ __ (pronounced sleeve-een) This expression is used when referring to a sly and deceitful person who is very good at making the most for himself out of a business deal. Example: "Some of those businessmen on Water Street are real 'sleivenes'." I learned this from Mr....

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/42550 2023-12-31T10:18:59+01:00 Sleivene xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42550 eng eng S Gerald Duggan English 340, 67/68 St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17325 S_17325_sleeveen n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42550 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z sleeveen n __ __ (pronounced sleeve-een) This expression is used when referring to a sly and deceitful person who is very good at making the most for himself out of a business deal. Example: "Some of those businessmen on Water Street are real 'sleivenes'." I learned this from Mr. W.J.Duggan, my father (factory worker, aged 57, of St. John's) He uses the expression often. Used I and Sup Not used Used I sleeveen, sleiveen, sleveen, slieveen, sleveens Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Sleivene
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description sleeveen n __ __ (pronounced sleeve-een) This expression is used when referring to a sly and deceitful person who is very good at making the most for himself out of a business deal. Example: "Some of those businessmen on Water Street are real 'sleivenes'." I learned this from Mr. W.J.Duggan, my father (factory worker, aged 57, of St. John's) He uses the expression often. Used I and Sup Not used Used I sleeveen, sleiveen, sleveen, slieveen, sleveens
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Gerald Duggan English 340, 67/68
St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17325
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