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Added 10 October 2026

shindy

/ˈʃɪndi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shindy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A large and noisy party of people.

Origin

Uncertain; compare shinney, shinty. Tentatively suggested to be a compound of the Irish words seinn (“play, sing”) and tí (“house”).

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