shinkin

/ (ˈʃɪŋkɪn) /

noun

South Wales dialect a worthless person

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weal
well-being, prosperity, or happiness.
the intervening time.
a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
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Word Origin for shinkin

Welsh, from the surname Jenkin, of Dutch origin

Words nearby shinkin

shingly, shingon, shining, shining cuckoo, shinju, shinkin, shinleaf, shinner, shinnery, shinny, shinplaster
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Example sentences 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.

    The Pictorial Press|Mason Jackson