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shindy

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shin·dy  (shnd)
n. pl. shin·dies
1. A commotion; an uproar. Also called shindig.
2. See shindig.
[Perhaps alteration of shinny.]
shindy [ˈʃɪndɪ]
n pl -dies Informal
1. a quarrel or commotion (esp in the phrase kick up a shindy)
2. another word for shindig
[variant of shinty]
Shindy a row; a commotion; a spree, 1821.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shindy - a large and noisy party of people
shindig
party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
Translations
shindy [ˈʃɪndɪ] N (= noise) → conmoción f, escándalo m; (= brawl) → jaleo m, bronca f
to kick up a shindy → armar un jaleo or una bronca
shindy
n (inf) → Radau m (inf); (= noise also, dispute) → Krach m (inf)
shindy [ˈʃɪndɪ] n (fam) (noise) → gazzarra, casino; (brawl) → rissa
to kick up a shindy → fare casino
shindy [ˈʃɪndɪ] n (fam) (noise) → gazzarra, casino; (brawl) → rissa
to kick up a shindy → fare casino


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Now I was brought up in a park where there were deer; of course I knew them as well as I did a sheep or a cow, but they are not common, and I know many sensible horses who are frightened at them, and who kick up quite a shindy before they will pass a paddock where there are deer.
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