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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