shindig
[shin-dig]
noun Informal.
an elaborate or large dance, party, or other celebration.
Origin of shindig
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Related Words for shindig
gala, function, festivity, ball, affair, dance, blowout, feast, dinner, shindy, reception, barbecue, banquet, bash, celebration, get-togetherExamples from the Web for shindig
Contemporary Examples of shindig
Historical Examples of shindig
"It's no Pike County shindig," had responded the floor-manager, cheerfully.
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other StoriesBret Harte
Why, we got this shindig up, he noted irreverently, just so Miss Lane could sing at it.
The Girl From His TownMarie Van Vorst
Besides, a bit of argument is entertaining, and brings life into the shindig.
Simon Eichelkatz; The PatriarchUlrich Frank
All right,” I says to myself; “but just wait till this shindig is over.
Alec Lloyd, CowpuncherEleanor Gates
They told me that they was some sort of shindig at Mr. Hardwick's to-night.
The Power and the GloryGrace MacGowan Cooke
shindig
noun informal
Word Origin for shindig
C19: variant of shindy
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