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sunshine

suns·hine

UK/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ US/ˈsʌˌnʃaɪn/ common slang uk us

noun

1.

the rays of the sun

  • “the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind”
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Origin

In the Coverdale Bible in 1535, in Genesis and Exodus about 1250 as Middle English sunnesine; synchronically sun + shine. Compare isolated Old English sunsċīn (“mirror”).

Phrases

  • barrel of sunshine
  • bask in the sunshine
  • blow sunshine up someone's ass
  • blow sunshine up someone's skirt
  • bucket of sunshine
  • instant sunshine
  • liquid sunshine
  • open sunshine

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