Shoneenism

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] Some late 19th and early 20th century Irish nationalist writers, like D. P. Moran (1869–1936), used the term shoneen (Irish: Seoinín),^[2][3] alongside the term West Brit, to characterize those who displayed snobbery, admiration for England or mimicked the English nobility.^[4][5] A stereotypical shoneen also reputedly shows corresponding disdain for Irish nationalism and the decolonisation of Irish culture, such as the Irish language and Irish traditional music.^{[citation needed]}