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1. To stagnate and wallow in mediocrity.
2. To become bloated and uncomfortable due to lack of activity.
The profits were shinking due to lackluster sales performance.

Without exercise or doing much needed chores at home, Joanna found her body shinking.
shinking by eruditus June 4, 2007
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Shopping + Drinking = Shinking
The act of walking through a mall shopping and stopping at bars along the way.
JoJo came to Pennsylvania for our annual pre-Christmas shinking trip.
Shinking by Kbright November 23, 2009
When you're lying on the couch in an awkward and uncomfortable position but you can't be bothered turning over.

Origin: The word comes from the swedish word 'skinka' (meaning ham). Ham is slaughtered pig, and being slaughtered can't be very comfortable at all.
-"Man, my back hurts"
-"Why?"
-"I spent the whole evening shinking in front of the TV, I think my spine is twisted"
Shinking by Informalskin March 14, 2008
to think in the shower

verb: shinking
adverb: shinked
noun: shink
adjective: shinker
I was feeling the water dribble down my back as I was shinking wondering what clothes felt like opposed to what we felt like in them
shinking by red hair babe September 12, 2017
The act of a male masturbating oneself while taking a shit.
He kept annoying his colleagues because he was shinking all the time
Shinking by Salade de fruit June 9, 2021

shining east 

You could tell the new guy was shining east by the way he looked at other men.
shining east by Frutti Tutti June 13, 2016
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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