shindy
a row; rumpus.
a shindig.
Origin of shindy
1Words Nearby shindy
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How to use shindy in a sentence
Wouldn't you like to be back with us again, for the shindy that we are likely to have, tomorrow?
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. HentyMrs. Ranny told me he was up there, and I guessed there was a shindy.
Quin | Alice Hegan RiceBut then you know that when you called to me I really thought you were in for a shindy.
The Three Partners | Bret HarteCall upon Dr Jolliffe indeed, to get a couple of school-boys, whom he had fleeced, into a shindy!
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys | Lewis HoughThen 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
British Dictionary definitions for shindy
/ (ˈʃɪndɪ) /
a quarrel or commotion (esp in the phrase kick up a shindy)
another word for shindig
Origin of shindy
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