shindy

Meaning

1. A shindig.
2. (slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
3. hockey; shinney
4. A fancy or liking.

Synonyms

shindig

hubbub

bash

tumult

row

spree

uproar

ruckus

party

🥳

rumpus

fracas

do

festivity

frisk

furor

hullabaloo

jamboree

jollification

junket

junketing

lark

merrymaking

noise

racket

revelry

rowdiness

ruction

to-do

toot

tussle

upheaval

wassail

wrestling

🤼

merry-making

ado

rave-up

babel

ballyhoo

brawl

carousal

carouse

clatter

commotion

conviviality

din

disruption

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɪndi/

Etymology

Uncertain; compare shinney, shinty. Tentatively suggested to be a compound of the Irish words seinn (“play, sing”) and tí (“house”).