shindy

[ shin-dee ]

/ ˈʃɪn di /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR shindy ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural shin·dies.Informal.

a row; rumpus.

a shindig.

Origin of shindy

1810–20; variant of obsolete shinty row, originally, game resembling field hockey, shinny¹

Words nearby shindy

Shimonoseki, shin, Shinar, shinbone, shindig, shindy, shine, shiner, shiner perch, shine up to, shingle

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Example sentences from the Web for shindy

Then we had a shindy, and scared the dogs cold—bagged a few, but I guess nobody croaked—anyhow, none of our crowd.
The Second Latchkey|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
Then he took an excursion into our grandfathers and grandmothers, and at last came back to the present generation and the shindy.
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I.(of II)|Charles James Lever
The atmosphere of this place is getting beastly, just like the common room on the day when the shindy was.
The Hero of Garside School|J. Harwood Panting
Murmuring something about the Committee of Inspection, "kicking up a shindy" the urchin withdrew.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 26, 1887 |Various

Ariadne and I were there as Georges hansom drove up and he got out and began a shindy with the cabman.
The Celebrity at Home|Violet Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for shindy

shindy

/ (ˈʃɪndɪ) /

noun plural -dies informal

a quarrel or commotion (esp in the phrase kick up a shindy)

another word for shindig

Word Origin for shindy

C19: variant of shinty

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

单词	shindy
释义	shindy [ shin-dee ] / ˈʃɪn di / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shindy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural shin·dies.Informal. a row; rumpus. a shindig. Origin of shindy 1810–20; variant of obsolete shinty row, originally, game resembling field hockey, shinny¹ Words nearby shindy Shimonoseki, shin, Shinar, shinbone, shindig, shindy, shine, shiner, shiner perch, shine up to, shingle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shindy Then we had a shindy, and scared the dogs cold—bagged a few, but I guess nobody croaked—anyhow, none of our crowd. The Second Latchkey\|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson Then he took an excursion into our grandfathers and grandmothers, and at last came back to the present generation and the shindy. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I.(of II)\|Charles James Lever The atmosphere of this place is getting beastly, just like the common room on the day when the shindy was. The Hero of Garside School\|J. Harwood Panting Murmuring something about the Committee of Inspection, "kicking up a shindy" the urchin withdrew. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 26, 1887 \|Various Ariadne and I were there as Georges hansom drove up and he got out and began a shindy with the cabman. The Celebrity at Home\|Violet Hunt British Dictionary definitions for shindy shindy / (ˈʃɪndɪ) / noun plural -dies informal a quarrel or commotion (esp in the phrase kick up a shindy) another word for shindig Word Origin for shindy C19: variant of shinty 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 shindy carousal, disturbance, riot, merrymaking, dance, commotion, fancy, shindig, revel, fracas, uproar, party, spree, frolic, bash, row
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shindy

noun, plural shin·dies.Informal.

Origin of shindy

Words nearby shindy

Example sentences from the Web for shindy

British Dictionary definitions for shindy

noun plural -dies informal

Word Origin for shindy

Words related to shindy