- shindig
- noun Etymology: probably alteration of shindy Date: 1842 1. a. a social gathering with dancing b. a usually large or lavish party 2. shindy 2
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Shindig — refers to any sort of clever party, covered dish gathering, box social, (archaic) a brawl. Also it can refer to a dance party with lots of music. It can also refer to:* Shindig! , a 60s American music variety television show * Shindig (firefly),… … Wikipedia
shindig — (n.) dance, party, lively gathering, 1871, probably from shindy a spree, merrymaking (1821), perhaps from shinty, name of a Scottish game akin to hockey (1771), earlier shinny (see SHINNY (Cf. shinny) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
shindig — [n] party affair, ball, banquet, barbecue, bash*, blowout*, celebration, dance, dinner, feast, festivity, function, gala, get together, reception, shindy, social gathering; concept 383 … New thesaurus
shindig — ► NOUN informal 1) a large, lively party. 2) a noisy disturbance or quarrel. ORIGIN probably from SHIN(Cf. ↑shin) and DIG(Cf. ↑dig), influenced later by SHINDY(Cf. ↑S) … English terms dictionary
shindig — ☆ shindig [shin′dig΄ ] n. [folk etym. form of SHINDY, as if shin dig, a jovial kick in the shin] Informal a dance, party, entertainment, or other gathering, esp. of an informal kind … English World dictionary
Shindig! — Infobox Television bgcolour = #D6D6FF show name = Shindig! caption = Shindig! logo genre = Musical variety camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 30 mins. (September 1964 January 1965) 60 mins. (January 1965 Fall 1965) 30 mins. (Fall… … Wikipedia
shindig — UK [ˈʃɪndɪɡ] / US [ˈʃɪnˌdɪɡ] noun [countable] Word forms shindig : singular shindig plural shindigs informal a party … English dictionary
shindig — [“Jmdig] n. a party; a dance. (Folksy.) □ What a fancy shindig! They ven have glass glasses! □ What time do we have to be at that shindig Saturday night? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shindig — [[t]ʃɪ̱ndɪg[/t]] shindigs N COUNT A shindig is a large, noisy, enjoyable party. [INFORMAL] Syn: knees up … English dictionary
shindig — /ˈʃɪndɪg / (say shindig) noun Colloquial 1. a dance, party, or other festivity, especially a noisy one. 2. a disturbance; quarrel; row. {US English (1840s); perhaps shin + dig1 meaning a blow on the shins , but influenced by shindy} …
