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the full shilling

the full shilling noun: in control of one's mental faculties; sane; all there.

Noun

the full shilling (plural not attested)

  1. (Ireland, UK, no plural) In control of one's mental faculties; sane; all there.
    • It served her well, as her husband Bill, a small, quiet man, sustained shell-shock in the war and although pleasant, was not the full shilling. Whenever he wandered over to me to start a conversation I would always feel very uncomfortable.2006, Chris Sullivan, Broad Soldiers: Tom Grove Goes Naked, page 39
    • She shook her head, sighing deeply. 'There are times when I wonder is he the full shilling at all?[…]2008, Geraldine O'Neill, Tara's Destiny

Synonyms of the full shilling

Questions about the full shilling

What does the full shilling mean?
The full shilling means in control of one's mental faculties; sane; all there.
What part of speech is the full shilling?
The full shilling is a noun.

Words near the full shilling in the dictionary

  1. the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you're going to get
  2. the fuckola
  3. the fuckola out of
  4. the full nine yards
  5. the full quid
  6. the full shilling
  7. the full ticket
  8. the fur flies
  9. the future is now
  10. The Game
  11. the game is not worth the candle

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