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[ shin-dig ] / ˈʃɪnˌdɪg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shindig ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Informal.an elaborate or large dance, party, or other celebration. Origin of shindig1855–60, Americanism;shin1 + dig1; compare slang shinscraper dance Words nearby shindigshimmy, Shimonoseki, shin, Shinar, shinbone, shindig, shindy, shine, shiner, shiner perch, shine up to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shindigCampus also promises a personalized news feed dedicated to campus-only shindigs, as well as a searchable directory. Facebook just invented … Facebook|Tanya Basu|September 10, 2020|MIT Technology Review Also at the shindig were Jemma and Jodie Kidd, Pixie Lott, Anna, Hamish and the rest. Beckham at Belstaff Party on Bond Street: "I'll Have a Becks, Please."|Tom Sykes|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST All right,” I says to myself; “but just wait till this shindig is over. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates They told me that they was some sort of shindig at Mr. Hardwick's to-night. The Power and the Glory|Grace MacGowan Cooke
In my day and time about the last thing I'd want to do would be to take a sister of mine to a shindig. The Cottage of Delight|Will N. Harben Besides, a bit of argument is entertaining, and brings life into the shindig. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank He says tell you that as this is your shindig you ought at least to pay the piper. The Melting of Molly|Maria Thompson Daviess
British Dictionary definitions for shindig
noun informala noisy party, dance, etc another word for shindy Word Origin for shindigC19: variant of shindy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shindiggala, function, festivity, ball, affair, dance, blowout, feast, dinner, shindy, reception, barbecue, banquet, bash, celebration, get-together |