SHINPLASTER


Meaning of SHINPLASTER in English

■ noun historical, informal

1》 US & Austral./NZ a banknote or promissory note of little or no value.

2》 Canadian a twenty-five cent bill.

Origin

so named because of the resemblance to a square piece of paper used to bandage the shin.

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