Talk:shiner
Add topicLatest comment: 11 years ago by Cheung TakWah in topic Shiner short for Moonshiner
Shiner as in black eye
[edit]Hi, can anyone confirm or refute that shiner as in black eye is an American slang? Thanks--Rosswood40 14:08, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
- Also used that way in the UK and Commonwealth. SemperBlotto 14:18, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
Okay then, thanks--Rosswood40 10:34, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
Shiner as used by gamblers/magicians
[edit]Aren't shiners like devices used for cheating at card tables and or magic tricks? Cheung TakWah (talk)
- Seems so: a kind of mirror or reflective surface. Added. Thanks. Equinox ◑ 17:38, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you. Cheung TakWah (talk) 10:59, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
Shiner short for Moonshiner
[edit]Isn't Shiner an abbreviation of moonshiner too? Cheung TakWah (talk)
- Yes, it is, sometimes with a leading apostrophe. Added. Equinox ◑ 17:38, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you. I had not been sure. Cheung TakWah (talk) 10:59, 19 August 2013 (UTC)