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shit, shave, shower and shine

Originating in the U.S. Army of WWII, this is the shorthand slogan to describe the hygiene preparation an enlisted soldier must do to ready himself for a military inspection by superiors.

"Shine" refers to the careful and thorough polishing of one's black military boots.

Now it has entered civilian use to mean preparation for any important social event in which one must look good, often abbreviated nowadays to just "shit, shave and shower".
Soldier 1: "We've got an inspection later today from the brass."

Soldier 2: "Guess it's time to shit, shave, shower and shine."
by david lincoln brooks February 18, 2013
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Rise and shine

Something you say to wake up someone, phrase used in the south, usually in the morning.
Billie's Mom: Billie are you a rug?

Billie: No.

Billie's Mom: Well stop laying around, rise and shine.
by Macie4fern January 9, 2017
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shinanegin

Verb, activity/s or action/s usualy deviant in nature, often causing damage to various objects. Often done in secrecy

A form of pranking that involves more brain power, and has more of a sence of acomplishment attached to it compared to a normal prank once you complete it and it works.
Porta potty tipping, explosives in places where they shouldn't be... etc
by Blonde (Al) July 31, 2005
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Shine Swoop

The act of cutting across multiple lanes of traffic with no turn signal. Usually done from the far left lane of a highway straight onto an exit ramp.
Driver : "WTF that guy cut me off and crossed 3 lanes of traffic."

Passenger : "Ahha the old shine swoop."
by Le Monster March 2, 2009
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Shine your Cadillac

Trying to look like a bad ass. Using someone to raise your social status or money.
Pepe: "Man! why you let your girl Shine your Cadillac!?!?

Beto: "Why you say that?"

Pepe: "Cause last night when you went to that V.I.P. party and she didn't pay any attention to you!"
by Netz111 January 26, 2011
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SHINE MY WRIST

Handjob

It seems there's a Korean band that used a similar expression: "light up your wrist", in one of their lyrics referring to the same, but they officially said it was about jewerlly...
"I shine my wrist it go like shashasha...."
by BadKaren February 24, 2021
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Shinee disturb us

by syafinaz? October 7, 2023
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