Random
Source Code

shiny

This is used to describe something that's very cool

(After seeing Spiderman 2) "That movie was shiny!"

by Half-mad Bastard August 7, 2004

118๐Ÿ‘ 52๐Ÿ‘Ž


shiny

something interesting or distracting, generally used when it deverts attention from a task

This usage comes from the phenomenon of birds (particularly crows) being attracted to shiny objects.

Sarah was going to write her paper, but Myspace looked shiny.

"Wasn't Brian with you?"
"He saw something shiny and wandered off."

by AMS325 February 2, 2007

48๐Ÿ‘ 18๐Ÿ‘Ž


shiny

Used by fans of the TV (short lived) show Firefly, to describe an idea/something that one likes (instead of saying brilliant, awesome, cool, neat, rad...?).

Shiny is used especially if the idea or thing is new or bright. Not used so much to describe old things or things that look old.

That big damn movie Serenity was so shiny!

by Chiya April 8, 2008

38๐Ÿ‘ 15๐Ÿ‘Ž


Shinies

Shinies - Slang
Modification of the adjective "Shiny," into a plural noun.

Shinies; see Bling, Treasure, Gold, Jewels.

Any number of valuable items.

"Look at my new shinies!"

"Wow, I like your new shinies."

by Bartholomew Klick May 12, 2006

60๐Ÿ‘ 28๐Ÿ‘Ž


shini

the Japanese word for "death". Hence "shinigami", where "gami" means "god". which is how "shinigami" translates to "god of death"

shinigami and god of death are both commonly used in the show Death Note to describe the same thing.

by DeidaraKoroski May 3, 2009

54๐Ÿ‘ 27๐Ÿ‘Ž


shinys

a shortened name for the band shiny toy guns

"don't cry out" is my favorite shinys song

by xXqueenofapologiesXx April 18, 2007

10๐Ÿ‘ 3๐Ÿ‘Ž


shiny

Any object in a video game that exists (usually solely) for the purpose of collecting it. So named because of the objects' tendency to shine or glow.

"You've died at least five times while trying to get that shiny! Damn your shiny lust!"

by Cehrazad January 1, 2010

19๐Ÿ‘ 8๐Ÿ‘Ž