Shinola

English

Shinola is a defunct American brand of shoe polish.

Etymology

From the name of a brand of shoe polish with a similar colour and texture to excrement, from shine +‎ -ola.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈnoʊ.lə/
• Rhymes: -əʊlə

Noun

Shinola (uncountable)

1. Euphemism for shit.
   • 1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny, Doubleday & Company, Inc., page 64:

     “ […] 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 […] ”

Related terms

• know shit from Shinola

Anagrams

• Shao-lin, Shaolin