mé féiner

English

Etymology

From Irish mé féin (“myself”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɪ feɪnɚ/

Noun

mé féiner (plural mé féiners)

1. (Ireland, derogatory) Someone who acts from self-interest, rather than the common good or the national interest.
   • 2015 June 29, Eoghan Plunkett, quoted in Ronan McGreevy "On 1916, and why Michael Collins 'was a pup'" The Irish Times:

     As far as he was concerned, de Valera just fixed things for himself. He was a mé féiner.