shiner

🇺🇸 /ˈʃaɪnər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃaɪnə(r)/
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noun
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A bruise around someone's eye caused by a hard hit.

After the fight, he had a big shiner that made his eye look like a purple balloon.

translation

n. A bruise around someone's eye caused by a hard hit.

Word Forms

Plural shiners