shindy

[ shin-dee ]
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noun,plural shin·dies.Informal.
  1. a row; rumpus.

  2. a shindig.

Origin of shindy

1
1810–20; variant of obsolete shinty row, originally, game resembling field hockey, shinny1

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How to use shindy in a sentence

  • They've put up several very nasty little shindies at one place or another.

  • “To cut up shindies” was the first form in which this extraordinary word reached the public.

  • And twenty shindies per dime we've been havin', and me such a placable body, if ye'll onnly let m' explode.

    Sandra Belloni, Complete | George Meredith
  • They had three or four shindies and killed one man over the proper way to divide the loot after they had got it.

    The Mystery | Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • George did not like shindies, especially in drawing-rooms; but he liked running away less.

    Mr. Witt's Widow | Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for shindy

shindy

/ (ˈʃɪndɪ) /


nounplural -dies informal
  1. a quarrel or commotion (esp in the phrase kick up a shindy)

  2. another word for shindig

Origin of shindy

1
C19: variant of shinty

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