Shinola
US/ʃɪˈnoʊ.lə/
Shinola noun: euphemism for shit.
Noun
Shinola (uncountable)
- Euphemism for shit.
- “[…]But he ran around with that literary crowd, you know, reading poetry by candlelight, with a few dames around for when the candles went out—that kind of Shinola […]”1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny, Doubleday & Company, Inc., page 64
Origin of Shinola
From the name of a brand of shoe polish with a similar colour and texture to excrement, from shine + -ola.
Phrases with Shinola
Words that rhyme with Shinola
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- ebola
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- shola
- solah
- tetracola
Questions about Shinola
- What does Shinola mean?
- Shinola means euphemism for shit.
- What part of speech is Shinola?
- Shinola is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Shinola?
- Shinola is pronounced /ʃɪˈnoʊ.lə/ (US).
Words near Shinola in the dictionary
Source and license
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