shiny

(interjection) cool, nifty, awesome, pretty, amazing, wonderful, great, remarkable... etc.

"Hey, what do you think of my new car?"
"Shiny..."

by PkledGrape March 30, 2003

shiny

Something or someone that is good, awesome, wonderful, amazing. (See all other positive synonyms.)

"David Bowie is shiny."

by the faeries September 11, 2006

shiny

Shiny - good in any way, shape or form.

by Anonymous October 5, 2003

shiny

Anything good.

"What is that book like?"
"Shiny"
"How about lunch?"
"Shiny"

by Two Morons in Oriliia June 18, 2003

shiny

This is used to describe something that's very cool

(After seeing Spiderman 2) "That movie was shiny!"

by Half-mad Bastard August 7, 2004

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