shindig n : a large and noisy party of people [syn: shindy]

English

Etymology

From sinteag.

Pronunciation

• a UK /ˈʃɪn.dɪg/ /"SIn.dIg/

Noun

1. Noisy party or festivities.

Shindig refers to any sort of clever party, covered dish gathering, box social, (archaic) a brawl. Also it can refer to a dance party with lots of music.

It can also refer to:

• Shindig!, a 60s American music variety show
• Shindig (Firefly), a Firefly episode
• Shindig (software), an open-source project
• Shindig (song), a song by The Shadows

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