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Meaning of shiny

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shiny

Pronunciation:/ˈʃaɪni/

noun

Definitions

  1. Anything shiny; a trinket.

  2. Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https//books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717

adjective

Definitions

  1. Reflecting light.

  2. Emitting light.

  3. Excellent; remarkable.

  4. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.