shindy
shindy · shindies · shindys
A shindigA shindig.
/ˈʃɪndi/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A shindig.
(countable, slang, uncountable)An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
(countable, uncountable)Hockey; shinney
(US, countable, dated, dialectal, uncountable)A fancy or liking.
More definitions
- a large and noisy party of people
Origin
Uncertain; compare shinney, shinty. Tentatively suggested to be a compound of the Irish woUncertain; compare shinney, shinty. Tentatively suggested to be a compound of the Irish words seinn (“play, sing”) and tí (“house”).
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Forms
plural: shindies / shindysSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a large and noisy party of people:shindig
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable