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shiny

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/ˈʃaɪni/ English

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noun

  1. Anything shiny; a trinket.
  2. Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https//books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717

adjective

  1. Reflecting light.
  2. Emitting light.
  3. Excellent; remarkable.
  4. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

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