shiny

something interesting or distracting, generally used when it deverts attention from a task

This usage comes from the phenomenon of birds (particularly crows) being attracted to shiny objects.

Sarah was going to write her paper, but Myspace looked shiny.

"Wasn't Brian with you?"
"He saw something shiny and wandered off."

by AMS325 February 5, 2007

shiny

Used by fans of the TV (short lived) show Firefly, to describe an idea/something that one likes (instead of saying brilliant, awesome, cool, neat, rad...?).

Shiny is used especially if the idea or thing is new or bright. Not used so much to describe old things or things that look old.

That big damn movie Serenity was so shiny!

by Chiya April 8, 2008

Shinies

Shinies - Slang
Modification of the adjective "Shiny," into a plural noun.

Shinies; see Bling, Treasure, Gold, Jewels.

Any number of valuable items.

"Look at my new shinies!"

"Wow, I like your new shinies."

by Bartholomew Klick May 19, 2006

shini

the Japanese word for "death". Hence "shinigami", where "gami" means "god". which is how "shinigami" translates to "god of death"

shinigami and god of death are both commonly used in the show Death Note to describe the same thing.

by DeidaraKoroski May 3, 2009

shinys

a shortened name for the band shiny toy guns

"don't cry out" is my favorite shinys song

by xXqueenofapologiesXx April 27, 2007

shiny

Any object in a video game that exists (usually solely) for the purpose of collecting it. So named because of the objects' tendency to shine or glow.

"You've died at least five times while trying to get that shiny! Damn your shiny lust!"

by Cehrazad January 1, 2010

shiny

A slang term for "great" used in the television series "Firefly" and the movie "Serenity".

Voice #3: "Shiny -- A slang term for "great" used in the television series "Firefly" and the movie "Serenity".

by Voice #3 August 14, 2009