sleivene _pronounced (sleeve - een)
sleeveen n This expression is used when referring to a sly and deceitful person. It would be used in particular to describe a person who is very good at making the most for himself out of a business deal. Ex. "Some of those business men on Water Street are real 'sleivenes'". Yes...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/57850 2023-12-31T10:18:58+01:00 sleivene _pronounced (sleeve - een) 1971/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57850 eng eng S Gerald Duggan, 68-5/78 St. John's West References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17314 S_17314_sleeveen n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57850 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z sleeveen n This expression is used when referring to a sly and deceitful person. It would be used in particular to describe a person who is very good at making the most for himself out of a business deal. Ex. "Some of those business men on Water Street are real 'sleivenes'". Yes DNE-cit JH 6/71 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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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador sleivene _pronounced (sleeve - een) |
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sleeveen n This expression is used when referring to a sly and deceitful person. It would be used in particular to describe a person who is very good at making the most for himself out of a business deal. Ex. "Some of those business men on Water Street are real 'sleivenes'". Yes DNE-cit JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Not used Used I sleeveen, sleiveen, sleveen, slieveen, sleveens |
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S Gerald Duggan, 68-5/78 St. John's West References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17314 S_17314_sleeveen n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57850 |
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