shinola

A brand of shoe polish once popular among GIs. See shit from shinola.

Shinola? I don't know shit from it!

by Cornholio November 4, 2003

Shinola

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.

by dikelmm March 12, 2019

shinola

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.

by mandingoe July 22, 2004

shinola

A euphemism for shit.

Shinola has begun to hit the real estate fan

by George Backman April 9, 2007

Shinola

a defunct American brand of shoe polish.

Shinola was a patented name and trademark for boot polish.A The suffix -ola is a popular component of trade names in the United States.

by SPrice1980 May 9, 2023

Shinola Kid

Someone who doesn't know the difference between shit and shinola

The Shinola Kid is asking dumb questions again.

by Hugh Jarse January 14, 2004

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."

by Octopod November 6, 2003