1580s, from shine (n.) + -y (2). As a noun meaning "a shiny object" (also "money") from 1856. Related: Shininess.
saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
shiny black patents
shingles
shinny
Shinola
shinplaster
Shinto
shiny
ship
-ship
shipboard
shipmate
shipment
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