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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
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
Shinola has begun to hit the real estate fan
shinola by George Backman April 9, 2007
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.
Shinola 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.
Shinola Kid 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."
shit from shinola by Octopod November 6, 2003
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

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