know shit from Shinola
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know shit from Shinola
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A colloquialism which dates back to the early 1940s in the United States, sometimes ended with "that's why your shoes don't shine". Shinola was a popular brand of shoe polish.
verb knows shit from Shinola · knowing shit from Shinola · knew shit from Shinola · known shit from Shinola
- To have the most basic level of intelligence or common sense. "He don't know shit from Shinola. (laughter) you know that? Always wondered how the Shinola people felt about that (laughter) Hi, I'm the new man from Shinola. (laughter) Hi, how are ya? Nice to see ya? (laughter) How are ya? (laughter)"
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