shindy

[ shin-dee ]

/ ˈʃɪn di /

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noun, plural shin·dies. Informal.

a row; rumpus.

a shindig.

Words nearby shindy

shin guard, shin splints, shinar, shinbone, shindig, shindy, shine, shine up to, shiner, shiner perch, shingle

Origin of shindy

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

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Examples 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

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shindy

noun, plural shin·dies. Informal.

Words related to shindy

Words nearby shindy

Origin of shindy

Examples from the Web for shindy

British Dictionary definitions for shindy

noun plural -dies informal

Word Origin for shindy