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shindig

noun
/ˈʃɪn.dɪɡ/UK

Etymology

Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of shindy, or from Scottish Gaelic sìnteag (“jump, leap”).

  1. derived from sìnteag — “jump, leap”

Definitions

  1. A noisy party or festivities.

    • They'd get up a regular shindig, if it wasn't for making too much noise.
    • "That's a darn shame. Well–I suppose you're waiting for somebody to take you out to some big shindig, Sir Gerald." "Shindig? Oh. Shindig. No, to tell you the truth, I was wondering what the deuce I could do this evening[…]"
    • There was bound to be a New Year's shindig going on in his apartment down on Las Palmas.

  2. A noisy argument.

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