noun
Meaning 1
A noisy party or festivities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shindig
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪn.dɪɡ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A noisy argument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a large and noisy party of people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shindy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: party
History
Etymology
Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of shindy, or from Scottish Gaelic sìnteag (“jump, leap”).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: шумна веселба (šumna veselba) — noisy party or festivity
- French: fiesta — noisy party or festivity
- German: Rummel — noisy party or festivity
- German: Fete — noisy party or festivity
- German: Party — noisy party or festivity
- German: Festival — noisy party or festivity
- Polish: biesiada — noisy party or festivity
- Portuguese: arrasta-pé — noisy party or festivity
- Scottish Gaelic: hòro-gheallaidh — noisy party or festivity
- Spanish: gran fiesta — noisy party or festivity
- Spanish: gran celebración — noisy party or festivity
- Spanish: juerga — noisy party or festivity
- Spanish: jolgorio — noisy party or festivity
- Spanish: jaleo — noisy party or festivity
- Spanish: guateque — noisy party or festivity
- Bulgarian: шумен спор (šumen spor) — noisy argument
- German: Krach — noisy argument
- German: Auseinandersetzung — noisy argument
- Spanish: fuerte altercado — noisy argument