For "shiner"

Slur	Represents	Reason & Origins
Shine/Shiner	Blacks	In reference to the shine their skin can sometimes give off. Also a 1920's main occupation, shoe shiners.
Shoe Shiner	Blacks	Many shoe shiners in cities are black.

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