Shit from Shinola

This word is used to describe not understanding or knowing what is going on.

Teacher: What is 4+9/2

Student: Ask someone else, i don't know shit from shinola.

by Eerad June 14, 2011

Shinola

Shinola was a brand of shoe polish.

You don't know sh!t from Shinola. Meaning you don''t have good judgement or are stupid.

by dikelmm March 12, 2019

shit from shinola

Shinola was an old brand of shoe polish last century. If a person was very stupid, he would polish his shoes with shit and not know the difference.

You can hear the phrase used in the movie “ the jerk”. With Steve Martin.

That guys so dumb “he don’t know shit from shinola!”

by Aceway January 4, 2023

shinola

I'm really not sure what this is, but I know it ain't shit.

I'm not that young man from Arcola
Who didn't know shit from Shinola.

by mandingoe July 22, 2004

Shitola

After a long night out, the state of a girl's unsightly appearance the next morning.

Robert: Hey Josh I saw Jess this morning when she walked into work...

Josh: Oh yeh? How is she doing?

Robert: She was in an absolute state of shitola from partying all last night.

by BabyMama.gov.net/edu September 22, 2009

know shit from shinola

For many, especially in the Southern US, it means the person referenced is an ignoramus . That is, if the person had their shoes shined. they could easily be fooled by the shine man who could just as well put shit on their shoes as shoe polish

you know shit from shinola you stupid person.

by <br ea sports June 6, 2020

shineola

It means nothing. IE: I don't know Shineola is the polite substitute for "I don't know Jack Sh*t."

IE: I don't know Shineola is the polite substitute for "I don't know Jack Sh*t."

by Mister Wizard April 19, 2016