"Shinola" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɪˈnoʊ.lə/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: From the name of a brand of shoe polish with a similar colour and texture to excrement, from shine + -ola. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shine|ola}} shine + -ola Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Shinola (uncountable)
  1. Euphemism for shit. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: know shit from Shinola
    Sense id: en-Shinola-en-noun-YKUA-~v1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ola

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          "ref": "1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny, Doubleday & Company, Inc., page 64",
          "text": "[…]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 […]",
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      "tags": [
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          "ref": "1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny, Doubleday & Company, Inc., page 64",
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