Etymology

sleiveen

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Today it means: A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area. Full definition →

Irish slíghbhín
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  1. Irish · derived fromslíghbhín
  2. English todaysleiveen

From Irish slíghbhín, slíbhín, with the same meaning; from sliabh (“mountain”) (hence the implication that the person is rural).

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