shiny
shiny · shinies
Anything that glittersAnything that glitters; a trinket.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Berrely Recorder: Berrely, CC0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Jelkner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
/ˈʃaɪ.ni/
Meaning
3 senses(informal)Anything that glitters; a trinket.
A desirable collectible.
(dated, derogatory, slang)A deskworker.
Origin
From shine + -y (noun suffix). Contraction of "shiny arse", originated during World War IFrom shine + -y (noun suffix).
Contraction of "shiny arse", originated during World War II. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717
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