adj. In Japanese, it can have several connotations, and the meaning depends in the following word:

1.- true, real, original
2.- sacred, holy, saint
3.- evil

In general terms, you will find this word used in videogames, anime and manga.
by El Mercenario September 20, 2003
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Under your knee and over your foot.I like kicking people there.
"I'M GONNA KICK YOU IN YOUR SHIN!"

Debbie has a pretty shin




by TheWiggidy October 11, 2003
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Shin a beautiful girl who begs to differ but she really is beautiful like an angel
shin i love you please take my flipping compliment cause you really are beautiful~Akari (not a LOLI)
by Akari not a loli January 7, 2019
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An amazing indie band. Oh, Inverted World was their first success, and the follow-up Chutes Too Narrow was revered by indie fans and critics alike. They have just released Wincing the Night Away, which while IMO is not quite as good as Chutes Too Narrow, is still a lot better than almost all other music out there today.
It really pisses off people who have been listening to them for quite a while that they're getting so popular with posers who like to latch onto semi-indie bands (the same tragic thing happened with Death Cab for Cutie). The movie Garden State is mostly to blame for this, although shows like the OC and Grey's Anatomy have been ruining good bands for quite some time now.
1)Girl Sailor is the best song you've never heard
2)
Loser: So, I'm pretty into Indie stuff right now...
Actual Music Fan: Oh really, what are you listening to right now?
Loser: ...uh... The Shins!
Actual Music Fan: Oh, really? (suspiciously) How'd you hear about them?
Loser: Garden State
Actual Music Fan: (sarcastically) Wow! You're sooo alternative... (walks away)
by Actual Indie Fan May 14, 2007
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as a certain girl I know says, "Only the greatest band ever."
Me: What band is this?
Girl: It's the shins, only the greatest band ever.
by Coffman August 7, 2007
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The act of getting kicked in the shin, the third most painful thing on Earth.
John: How was the fight?
Mike: It was brutal, the guy got shinned so hard he lost all feeling in his left leg.
John: Holy fuck!
by Derpy Dude February 6, 2018
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