saw·ney
| \ ˈsȯnē, -ni \
plural -s
sawney
adjective
variants:
or less commonly sawny \
"
\
Definition of sawney (Entry 2 of 3)
chiefly British
: naïvely or sentimentally foolish : silly
Sawney
noun (2)
\ " \
plural -s
Definition of Sawney (Entry 3 of 3)
disparaging
: scotsman
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