SHINNY

shinny, shinney

(noun) a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

shinny (third-person singular simple present shinnies, present participle shinnying, simple past and past participle shinnied)

To climb in an awkward manner.

Etymology 2

Noun

shinny (uncountable) or shinny hockey

(Canada) An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball.

(Canada) Street hockey.

(Canada, informal) Hockey.

(US, anthropology) A hockey-like game played by American Indians.

Etymology 3

Noun

shinny (uncountable)

Moonshine (illegal alcohol)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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