variants
or less commonly shinney
1
: a variation of hockey played by children with a curved stick and a ball or block of wood
also
: the stick used
2
: an informal game of ice hockey played usually outdoors
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So, the standings are altered, but not really to reward teams that win in regulation, but to soften the blow of losing at shinny or in a skills competition.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 Dec. 2025
In games of shinny on the backyard rink, Slukynsky would follow his brother Grant and his friends onto the ice.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Born 4½ years after his brother, Cal, Ryan was always at a physical disadvantage in neighborhood games of shinny.
—Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
Not far away, a group of youngsters kicked up plenty of dust on a hot day, playing shinny.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019
The Predators were the last team to qualify for this year’s shinny tournament and the first to get to the final.
—Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 Dec. 2025
In games of shinny on the backyard rink, Slukynsky would follow his brother Grant and his friends onto the ice.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Born 4½ years after his brother, Cal, Ryan was always at a physical disadvantage in neighborhood games of shinny.
—Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
Not far away, a group of youngsters kicked up plenty of dust on a hot day, playing shinny.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019
The Predators were the last team to qualify for this year’s shinny tournament and the first to get to the final.
—Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
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“Shinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shinny. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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