shindig

Definition

A noisy party or festivities.

Etymology

Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of shindy, or from Scottish Gaelic sìnteag (“jump, leap”).

Example Sentences

• "They'd get up a regular shindig, if it wasn't for making too much noise."
• ""That's a darn shame. Well–I suppose you're waiting for somebody to take you out to some big shindig, Sir Gerald." "Shindig? Oh. Shindig. No, to tell you the truth, I was wondering what the deuce I could do this evening[…]""
• "There was bound to be a New Year's shindig going on in his apartment down on Las Palmas."