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    shindy
    /ˈʃɪndi/

    noun

    • 1. a noisy disturbance or quarrel: informal "there were plenty of gulls kicking up a shindy"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shindyShindy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. shin· dy ˈshin-dē. plural shindys or shindies. Synonyms of shindy. 1. : shindig sense 1. 2. : fracas, uproar. Synonyms. ado. alarums and excursions. ballyhoo. blather. bluster. bobbery. bother. bustle. clatter. clutter [ chiefly dialect] coil. commotion. corroboree [ Australian] disturbance. do [ chiefly dialect] foofaraw.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shindyShindy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jul 1, 2024 · a large and noisy party of people.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › shindySHINDY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Call upon Dr Jolliffe indeed, to get a couple of school-boys, whom he had fleeced, into a shindy! Then we had a shindy, and scared the dogs cold—bagged a few, but I guess nobody croaked—anyhow, none of our crowd. Shindy definition: a row; rumpus.. See examples of SHINDY used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHINDY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: informal 1. a quarrel or commotion (esp in the phrase kick up a shindy) 2. → another word for shindig.... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › shindyShindy - definition of shindy by The Free Dictionary

    Define shindy. shindy synonyms, shindy pronunciation, shindy translation, English dictionary definition of shindy. n. pl. shin·dies 1. A commotion; an uproar. Also called shindig . 2. See shindig . American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › shindyshindy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jan 9, 2024 · shindy ( countable and uncountable, plural shindies or shindys) A shindig . ( slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot . ( US, dialect, dated) A fancy or liking .

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishshindy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of shindy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.