Sweeney

Sweeney
See: TELL IT TO THE MARINES or TELL IT TO SWEENEY.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • Sweeney — Sweeney, derived from the Gaelic name Suibne, may refer to:People*Sweeney (name)Places*Sweeney Mountains *Sweeney Ranch, Wyoming *Sweeney Ridge, a national Park in California, USA.Things*Camp Sweeney, American summer camp. *Clan Sweeney, Irish… …   Wikipedia

  • Sweeney — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bob Sweeney (* 1964), US amerikanischer Eishockeyspieler Charles Sweeney (1919–2004), US amerikanischer General und Pilot eines Atombombenflugzeuges Daniel Bernard Sweeney (* 1961), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sweeney — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sweeney peut désigner : Patronyme Sweeney est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Bill Sweeney (1937), joueur canadien de hockey sur… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sweeney 2 — Infobox Film name = Sweeney 2 image size = 150px caption = director = Tom Clegg producer = Ted Childs writer = Ian Kennedy Martin Troy Kennedy Martin narrator = starring = John Thaw Denis Waterman Denholm Elliot music = Tony Hatch cinematography …   Wikipedia

  • Sweeney — This interesting surname originates in Scotland as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Suibhne , composed of the elements mac meaning son of plus Suibhne a personal byname meaning pleasant. Suibhene was Lord of Knapdale in Strathclyde circa 1200 …   Surnames reference

  • Sweeney — See: TELL IT TO THE MARINES or TELL IT TO SWEENEY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Sweeney — See: tell it to the marines or tell it to Sweeney …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sweeney — n. (prec. by the) Brit. sl. the members of a flying squad. Etymology: rhyming sl. f. Sweeney Todd, a barber who murdered his customers …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sweeney (name) — Sweeney is a surname that is in most cases, of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic Mac Suibhne meaning son of Suibhne . The Gaelic name, Suibhne , was a byname meaning pleasant or well disposed . [http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/surname/… …   Wikipedia

  • Sweeney Todd — is a semi fictional character who first appeared as one of the protagonists of a penny dreadful serial entitled The String of Pearls (1846 1847). In this and later versions of the tale he is a barber who murders wealthy customers by pulling a… …   Wikipedia

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