shinny
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- noun
- /ˈʃɪni/
- Informal
:
shinney
- On weekends, the local park is filled with families enjoying shinny, complete with makeshift goals and sticks.
- shinny hockey
Examples
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Or he wants the time to pull a few distracting shinnies out of his ass to make the opposition look bad and have us.
Blog text (31) -
The kids organized a game of shinny in the empty parking lot, using a rolled-up sock as the puck.
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Although the rock faces were almost smooth, they were close enough that she could brace her back against one side and her feet against the other, then shinny down.
Fiction book (2002) -
He expected his father to say, "Shinny down using your elbows and knees and get the first-aid kit, boil water, and phone the doctor."
Fiction book (1990) -
During winter break, the neighborhood children gathered to play shinny on the frozen pond.
Synonyms
A simple game like hockey that children play outdoors with a ball or can
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Etymology
Shinny The noun probably comes from the Scottish game shinty, a simple stick-and-ball sport, and people began using the same word for a casual, street or pond version of hockey. So shinny means an informal game played with makeshift sticks and a ball or can.