Shinola
/ʃʌɪˈnəʊlə
/noun [mass noun] US trademark
1A brand of boot polish.There's another reason the Huskers need a little Shinola for their 11-1 season....
- Shinola seems to have been a fairly cheap and cheerful product.
1.1 informal Used as a euphemism for ‘shit’: there’ll be the same old Shinola on television
Phrases
neither shit nor Shinola
not know shit from Shinola
Origin
Early 20th century: from shine + -ola (suffix chiefly in US usage).
- mind one's own business
- mind one's Ps & Qs
- mind one's Ps & Qs
- Mindoro
- mind (or watch) one's step
- mind over matter
- mind reader
- mind reading
- mindry
- mindscape
- mindset
- mindshare
- mind-sight
- mind-stuff
- mindstyle
- mind the shop
- mind-transference
- mind-trip
- mind-tripping
- mind virus
- mindware
- mind-warp
- mind-warping
- mind-your-own-business
- mine