shinplaster

shin·plas·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shin-plas-ter, -plah-ster]
- /ˈʃɪnˌplæs tər, -ˌplɑ stər/
- /ʃˈɪnplastə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shin-plas-ter, -plah-ster]
- /ˈʃɪnˌplæs tər, -ˌplɑ stər/

Definitions of shinplaster word

noun shinplaster a plaster for the shin or leg. 1
noun shinplaster Informal. a piece of paper money of a denomination lower than one dollar. money of little value, as that issued on insufficient security. 1
noun shinplaster a promissory note on brittle paper, issued by an individual 0
noun shinplaster a plaster or poultice for use on sore shins 0
noun shinplaster a piece of paper money made almost worthless, as by inflation or inadequate security 0
noun shinplaster a piece of paper money of small face value, usually less than a dollar, as any issued by the U.S. government between 1862 and 1878 0

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Origin of shinplaster

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1815-25; shin1 + plaster

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Parts of speech for Shinplaster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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shinplaster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shinplaster usage trend in Literature

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