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shinny¹

  • /ˈʃɪni/

Where it comes from

From shin (noun) + -y.

verb shinnies · shinnying · shinnied

  1. intransitive To climb in an awkward manner.

    Similar: shimmy, shin

shinny²

  • /ˈʃɪni/

Where it comes from

Variation of shinty.

noun shinny · shinny hockey

  1. Canada, uncountable An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball. In shinny, everyone wins. Though rules are scaled back, the game is not loosened beyond all form, and the driving competitive element remains.
  2. Canada, uncountable Street hockey.
  3. Canada, informal, uncountable Hockey.
  4. US, uncountable A hockey-like game played by American Indians.

shinny³

  • /ˈʃɪni/

noun

  1. uncountable Moonshine. (illegal alcohol) Miss Maudie Atkinson baked a Lane cake so loaded with shinny it made me tight;....

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"shinny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shinny. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

shinny. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shinny

Chicago

"shinny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shinny.

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@misc{shinny_2026,
  title = {shinny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shinny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}