shindig

noun

shin·dig ˈshin-ˌdig

Synonyms of shindig next

: a social gathering with dancing

: a usually large or lavish party

: shindy sense 2

Did you know?

At a glance, shindig appears to combine shin and dig, and thus might seem to suggest a painful kick to the leg—especially when you know that one of the first senses of shindig in English refers to a gathering at which people dance. It is more likely, however, that shindig is an alteration of shindy, which is itself the alteration of another word, shinny, used of a variation of hockey that is played with a curved stick and a ball or block of wood. It's not entirely clear how the game of shinny gave shindy its first meaning (the "social gathering with dancing" meaning that is also the original meaning of shindig) but shinny remains the most likely origin.

Examples of shindig in a Sentence

we're hosting a little shindig this weekend for some friends

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Spooky shindigs are plentiful this weekend with Halloween one week away. —

Joe Guillen, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 The schedule presents a dramatic contrast to the Republican National Convention, where former President Trump’s disputes with past party leaders kept most of them away from the GOP shindig. —

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024 Logan Marshall-Green stars as a man invited to a shindig by his ex-wife, the revelry goes awry and you're left with jaw on the floor by a whopper of a last scene. —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 On several occasions, her appearances at these high-profile shindigs appear in the U.K. society Bible, Tatler magazine. —

Ellie Hall, Vulture, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for shindig