shindig
noun
an elaborate or large dance, party, or other celebration.
shindigs
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pluralof shindig.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Twelve detectives and half a million pounds later, we know the police looked into 12 shindigs, 345 documents and more than 500 photographs.
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
Andrew Bridgen, a conservative MP and former Johnson ally, said it’s not important if he was at any workplace shindigs or not.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2022
Usually cameras are trained on the celebrities at such shindigs but with the new HBO Max series “The Event,” they have captured the cooks and servers toiling behind the scenes.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
Leases come with signed commitments to community values, and instead of simply showing up for scheduled events, residents are encouraged to create their own classes and shindigs for the rest of the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2020
Like I said, we meet the best people through the Templetons, who have divine shindigs.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
