shindy

[ shin-dee ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural shin·dies.

1. a row; rumpus.
2. a shindig.

shindy

/ ˈʃɪndɪ /

noun

1. a quarrel or commotion (esp in the phrase kick up a shindy )
2. another word for shindig

Word History and Origins

Origin of shindy¹

1810–20; variant of obsolete shinty row, originally, game resembling field hockey, shinny ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of shindy¹

C19: variant of shinty

Example Sentences

Wouldn't you like to be back with us again, for the shindy that we are likely to have, tomorrow?

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Mrs. Ranny told me he was up there, and I guessed there was a shindy.

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But then you know that when you called to me I really thought you were in for a shindy.

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Call upon Dr Jolliffe indeed, to get a couple of school-boys, whom he had fleeced, into a shindy!

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Then we had a shindy, and scared the dogs cold—bagged a few, but I guess nobody croaked—anyhow, none of our crowd.

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