shinkin

/ (ˈʃɪŋkɪn) /

noun

South Wales dialect a worthless person

Nearby words

shingon,
shining,
shining cuckoo,
shiningly,
shinju,
shinleaf,
shinner,
shinnery,
shinny,
shinola

Word Origin for shinkin

Welsh, from the surname Jenkin, of Dutch origin

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Examples from the Web for shinkin

Shinkin is also ridiculed for the share he took in the battle of Edgehill, the first important 84 engagement in the Civil War.
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