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keeno

noun
/ˈkiːnəʊ/UK

Etymology

From keen + -o?

  1. derived from *ǵneh₃-✻
  2. derived from *kōniz✻
  3. inherited from cēne
  4. inherited from kene
  5. suffixed as keeno — “keen + o”

Definitions

  1. A pupil who works hard

    A pupil who works hard; a swot.

    • There was a perception that a pupil could be clever, yet not a 'keeno', so long as one's display of ability was not too overt. Such 'cool' cleverness is an attribute for the astute teacher to foster in boys!
    • Those in the back row are the rebels, who are hoping to get away with messing around or doing some marking. Those who sit at the front are the keenos who have all the answers.
    • I was one of my year's only sad keenos, which resulted in me at perhaps thirteen years old competing in the district sports 1500-metres event[…]

  2. Alternative form of keno (“gambling game”).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA