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knew shit from Shinola

knew shit from Shinola is the simple past of know shit from Shinola.

Meaning of know shit from Shinola

Verb

know shit from Shinola (third-person singular simple present knows shit from Shinola, present participle knowing shit from Shinola, simple past knew shit from Shinola, past participle known shit from Shinola)

  1. (US, stative, vulgar) 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)"30 October 1973, George Carlin, "Filthy Words", WBAI Radio, quoted in FCC Reports, Second Series, Volume 56, October 31, 1975 to January 16, 1976, page 101

Questions about knew shit from Shinola

What is knew shit from Shinola the simple past of?
Knew shit from Shinola is the simple past of know shit from Shinola.

Words near knew shit from Shinola in the dictionary

  1. knew one's own mind
  2. knew one's place
  3. knew one's shit
  4. knew one's stuff
  5. knew one's way around
  6. knew shit from Shinola
  7. knew someone
  8. knew someone from a can of paint
  9. knew someone from a hole in the ground
  10. knew someone from a hole in the wall
  11. knew someone from Adam

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