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Term used most commonly in Canada and the northern region of Minnesota, specifically the iron range, as a short, alternate word for an unofficial game of hockey played outdoors on a flooded, home-made rink or a frozen body of water such as a pond or lake.
Grab your skates and stick, there's a game of shinny out on the pond!
shinny by Arnie on Ice March 16, 2008
Shinny - another word for a leg kick/shin kick. Commonly used in hoodlum areas of New Zealand such as Albany, Auckland.
First person "Oi cunt chuck us your side bag or I'll give you a shinny"
Second person "Jak sorry ko, Just take my shmang instead."
shinny by TheFarkenUce October 11, 2020

shinny side down 

the method of using foil to smoke heroin off of .
when using foil you slide the heroin on the dull side of the foil , easily remembered by "shinny side down"!
person 1: "wait ...uh which side do i stick it to?"
person 2: "cmon... shinny side down!"
A Canadian/American term that was originated in Canada, meaning a game of hockey played on a backyard rink or a flooded, frozen pond. The game is played with only sticks, skates and sometimes gloves. Shinny is the best part of winter. And let's be honest, which hockey player doesn't love a text from a mate saying "wanna play some shinny?"
*sitting at home bored*
*text from nick*
Nick: "Wanna play shinny at the pond?"
Me: "Hell yeah I got the pucks meet u there in 5."
Shinny by jason906906 August 30, 2014

shinny shoes 

That on person who makes u feel happy and knows everything the person who can tell the fake and real smile and always there
shinny shoes by don't wanna lose you November 25, 2013
a game popularized on blustery Saturday afternoons on the ponds of Laval. Shinny is a hockey-like game played with brooms, broken hockey sticks, and hunks of things that you can hit around till the bars open a midi.
un Joual: L'usine s'est fermée.
des autres Joual: Bon! nous avons plus de temps pour jouer à la shinny maintenant.
shinny by T-Dog Jenkins June 27, 2004
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