shindig

shindig
Synonyms and related words:
Kaffeeklatsch, affair, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, bal, bal costume, bal masque, ball, barn dance, bash, blowout, brawl, caucus, cocktail party, coffee klatch, coil, colloquium, commission, committee, conclave, concourse, congregation, congress, conventicle, convention, convocation, costume party, council, country dance, dance, date, diet, dinner, dinner party, donation party, eisteddfod, entertainment, fancy-dress ball, festivity, fete, foofaraw, forgathering, forum, furore, gala, garden party, gathering, get-together, hen party, hop, house party, house-raising, housewarming, lawn party, levee, mask, masked ball, masque, masquerade, masquerade ball, masquerade party, meet, meeting, mixer, panel, party, plenum, prom, promenade, quorum, rally, reception, record hop, rendezvous, ruckus, rumpus, seance, session, shebang, shindy, shower, sit-in, sitting, smoker, soiree, square dance, stag, stag dance, stag party, surprise party, symposium, synod, tea dance, the dansant, to-do, turnout, uproar

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  • shindig — [n] party affair, ball, banquet, barbecue, bash*, blowout*, celebration, dance, dinner, feast, festivity, function, gala, get together, reception, shindy, social gathering; concept 383 …   New thesaurus

  • shindig — ► NOUN informal 1) a large, lively party. 2) a noisy disturbance or quarrel. ORIGIN probably from SHIN(Cf. ↑shin) and DIG(Cf. ↑dig), influenced later by SHINDY(Cf. ↑S) …   English terms dictionary

  • shindig — ☆ shindig [shin′dig΄ ] n. [folk etym. form of SHINDY, as if shin dig, a jovial kick in the shin] Informal a dance, party, entertainment, or other gathering, esp. of an informal kind …   English World dictionary

  • Shindig! — Infobox Television bgcolour = #D6D6FF show name = Shindig! caption = Shindig! logo genre = Musical variety camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 30 mins. (September 1964 January 1965) 60 mins. (January 1965 Fall 1965) 30 mins. (Fall… …   Wikipedia

  • shindig — UK [ˈʃɪndɪɡ] / US [ˈʃɪnˌdɪɡ] noun [countable] Word forms shindig : singular shindig plural shindigs informal a party …   English dictionary

  • shindig — [“Jmdig] n. a party; a dance. (Folksy.) □ What a fancy shindig! They ven have glass glasses! □ What time do we have to be at that shindig Saturday night? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • shindig — [[t]ʃɪ̱ndɪg[/t]] shindigs N COUNT A shindig is a large, noisy, enjoyable party. [INFORMAL] Syn: knees up …   English dictionary

  • shindig — /ˈʃɪndɪg / (say shindig) noun Colloquial 1. a dance, party, or other festivity, especially a noisy one. 2. a disturbance; quarrel; row. {US English (1840s); perhaps shin + dig1 meaning a blow on the shins , but influenced by shindy} …  

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