Bill Irwin

Acting is all about relating to the people on stage with you, even in plays that break the fourth wall. Clowning, for the most part, is the opposite. If somebody in the audience sneezes, I can count on it: I don't even have to look at Shiner; he'll have his handkerchief out. It's all about all of us in the room together.

American Entertainer

Refers to specific freshwater fishes favored by anglers.

Fish Type

Without context, 'shiner' might be confused with its other meanings.

Not Always Fish

Usually implies the bruise is around the eye from a fight or accident.

Bruise Context

Often used metaphorically for something that stands out as obviously as a bruise.

Colloquial Metaphor

Slang for 'black eye,' used informally and may seem insensitive in serious contexts.

Slang Nuance

Suggests an especially clean or well-maintained car.

Car Type

Use in casual conversations among car enthusiasts or in contexts where hobbies are discussed.

Informal Usage

 countries or have these developing countries got smaller families and they live here or have they got longer lives and live up there let's see we stopped the world and this is all UN statistic that has been a here we go can you see that it's shiner they're moving up against better health are improving their or the green

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 He has been a proud janitor, farm worker, shoe shiner, home builder and small business owner. He has seen the world from so many different lenses and has lots of stories to tell. But there's one I've never been able to get out of my head.

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 people think physical comedian now there is a thing called clown theater or which very much has been embraced by someone like Bill Irwin David shiner a lot of the contemporary clowns that are coming out now are