shindy
pronunciation
How to pronounce shindy in British English:
UK [ˈʃɪndi]
How to pronounce shindy in American English:
US ['ʃɪndɪ]
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- Noun:
- a large and noisy party of people
Word Origin
- shindy
- shindy: [19] Shindy is an alteration of shinty [18], the name of a rumbustious Scottish game resembling hockey which was also used in the 19th century for a ‘commotion’. Shinty itself appears to be a lexicalization of shin t’ ye ‘shin to you’, a cry supposedly uttered by players of the game. Shindig [19] is probably an alteration of shindy.=> shindig, shinty
Example
- 1. The drunken man kicked up a shindy outside the house where his employer lived .
- 2. There 's a regular shindy in the house : and everything at six and seven .
- 3. There is a dreadful shindy in the pub last night .
- 4. The class got out of control , and the shindy they kicked up could be heard at the other end of the school .
- 5. Theres a regular shindy in the house : and everything at sixes and sevens .