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Definition of shindy in English: shindynounPlural shindies ˈʃɪndiˈʃɪndi informal 1A noisy disturbance or quarrel. 〈非正式〉喧闹；争吵 there were plenty of gulls kicking up a shindy 很多海鸥聚在一起，发出喧闹声。 Example sentencesExamples - Now and then a jig competition would be held on the dock, to everyone's delight; and numerous parties and shindies and an occasional bout of fisticuffs added to the general merriment.
- Called to vote on a Parliamentary slate, the country has just voted acceptance, though 60% of the electorate remained away from the polls and three individuals were killed in election shindies.
- It is almost impossible to get judges there who will administer laws without bribery, and as every man goes armed with knife or revolver, there are plenty of shindies.
Synonyms disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle, melee, free-for-all, fight, clash, skirmish, brouhaha, riot, uproar, commotion - 1.1 A large, lively party.
盛大的聚会 Example sentencesExamples - We'd celebrate our new trading status with cheap rum and boozy shindy dancing and the pirates would engage in swashbuckling sword fights over who gets first Arrgghs!
- It was her seventeenth birthday and it was predicted that the party would be the shindy of 1944.
Synonyms social gathering, gathering, social occasion, social event, social function, function, get-together, celebration, reunion, festivity, jamboree, reception, at-home, soirée, social
OriginEarly 19th century: perhaps an alteration of shinty. RhymesCindy, Hindi, indie, Indy, Lindy, Rawalpindi, Sindhi, Sindy, windy Definition of shindy in US English: shindynounˈʃɪndiˈSHindē informal 1A noisy disturbance or quarrel. 〈非正式〉喧闹；争吵 there were plenty of gulls kicking up a shindy 很多海鸥聚在一起，发出喧闹声。 Example sentencesExamples - Called to vote on a Parliamentary slate, the country has just voted acceptance, though 60% of the electorate remained away from the polls and three individuals were killed in election shindies.
- It is almost impossible to get judges there who will administer laws without bribery, and as every man goes armed with knife or revolver, there are plenty of shindies.
- Now and then a jig competition would be held on the dock, to everyone's delight; and numerous parties and shindies and an occasional bout of fisticuffs added to the general merriment.
Synonyms disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle, melee, free-for-all, fight, clash, skirmish, brouhaha, riot, uproar, commotion - 1.1 A large, lively party.
盛大的聚会 Example sentencesExamples - We'd celebrate our new trading status with cheap rum and boozy shindy dancing and the pirates would engage in swashbuckling sword fights over who gets first Arrgghs!
- It was her seventeenth birthday and it was predicted that the party would be the shindy of 1944.
Synonyms social gathering, gathering, social occasion, social event, social function, function, get-together, celebration, reunion, festivity, jamboree, reception, at-home, soirée, social
OriginEarly 19th century: perhaps an alteration of shinty. |