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A brand of shoe polish once popular among GIs. See shit from shinola.
Shinola? I don't know shit from it!
shinola by Cornholio November 4, 2003

shit from shinola 

Naive, stupid. Can't tell one's ass from first base; see Shinola.
"That yahoo can't tell shit from shinola"
"That geologist can't tell schist from shinola."
shit from shinola by Octopod November 6, 2003

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.
Shit from Shinola by Eerad June 14, 2011
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.
Shinola 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!”
shit from shinola by Aceway January 4, 2023
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.
shinola by mandingoe July 22, 2004
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
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"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

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"Yeah... I know."
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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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