shinkin

/ ˈʃɪŋkɪn /

noun

1. dialect.
   a worthless person

Word History and Origins

Origin of shinkin¹

Welsh, from the surname Jenkin, of Dutch origin

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg