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SHINDY
shindig, shindy
(noun) a large and noisy party of people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shindy (countable and uncountable, plural shindies or shindys)
A shindig.
(slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
hockey; shinney
(US, dialect, dated) A fancy or liking.
Source: Wiktionary
Shin"dy, n.; pl. Shindies. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain; cf. Shinney, Shinty.]
1. An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot. [Slang] Thackeray.
2. Hockey; shinney. Bartlett.
3. A fancy or liking. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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