shindy
Americannoun
plural
shindies-
a row; rumpus.
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a shindig.
noun
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a quarrel or commotion (esp in the phrase kick up a shindy )
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another word for shindig
Etymology
Origin of shindy
1810–20; variant of obsolete shinty row, originally, game resembling field hockey, shinny 1
Example Sentences
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Bennett in-laws and ex-s turned up at Manhattan's glittery El Morocco, opened the nightclub shindy season.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Turks would treat any attacker to a first-rate shindy.
From Time Magazine Archive
At last, raising his voice above the shindy, the whimsical sheriff succeeded in obtaining something like silence.
From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram
People I’ve talked with here say it was a dandy shindy while it lasted.
From The Ranchman by Seltzer, Charles Alden
Well," said he, airily, "I'm off, don't you know, to see if I can find something to make me forget that society shindy.
From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.
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