shindy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large and noisy party of people
    shindig.

WordNet

Shin"dy noun
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain; cf. Shinney, Shinty.
Wordforms
plural Shindies
Definitions
  1. An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot. Slang Thackeray.
  2. Hockey; shinney. Bartlett.
  3. A fancy or liking. Local, U. S. Bartlett.

Webster 1913