shoeshine
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shoeshine
- /ˈʃuˌʃaɪn/ US
Where it comes from
From shoe + shine.
noun shoeshines
- The act of polishing shoes. Some other interesting, if typically American, developments referred to as 'service enhancements' included, for the sleeping car rider, pillows in the seats for 'daytime comfort', morning tea or coffee, newspaper, and even a shoeshine!
- One who polishes shoes. Walking back, I passed that crazy shoeshine guy again. On impulse, I did an about-face, climbed up onto his platform, and sat. I was nothing more than a pair of shoes to him, and he went to work without so much as an upward glance. But as it turned out, he hadn't been mumbling to himself, as I'd ass
- The shiny finish on shoes that have been polished.
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noun the act of polishing shoes
| 日本語 | 靴磨き kutsu-migaki |
|---|---|
| Português | engraxamento |
| Deutsch | Schuheputzen, Schuhputzen |
| Italiano | lucidatura |
| Русский | чи́стка о́буви čístka óbuvi |
noun the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished
| 日本語 | つや tsuya |
|---|---|
| Italiano | lucentezza, brillantezza |
Talk about this word "shoeshine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shoeshine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shoeshine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shoeshine "shoeshine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shoeshine.
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@misc{shoeshine_2026,
title = {shoeshine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shoeshine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
