shindig

[shin-dig]

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noun Informal.

an elaborate or large dance, party, or other celebration.

Origin of shindig

1855–60, Americanism; shin¹ + dig¹; compare slang shinscraper dance

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Related Words for shindig

gala, function, festivity, ball, affair, dance, blowout, feast, dinner, shindy, reception, barbecue, banquet, bash, celebration, get-together

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Contemporary Examples of shindig

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

Historical Examples of shindig

"It's no Pike County shindig," had responded the floor-manager, cheerfully.
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories
Bret Harte
Why, we got this shindig up, he noted irreverently, just so Miss Lane could sing at it.
The Girl From His Town
Marie Van Vorst
Besides, a bit of argument is entertaining, and brings life into the shindig.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch
Ulrich Frank
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

British Dictionary definitions for shindig

shindig

noun informal

a noisy party, dance, etc

another word for shindy

Word Origin for shindig

C19: variant of shindy

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Word Origin and History for shindig

"dance, party, lively gathering," 1871, probably from shindy "a spree, merrymaking" (1821), also "a game like hockey;" perhaps from shinty, name of a Scottish game akin to hockey (1771), earlier shinny (see shinny (n.)).