Definition of shindy Shindy

shin•dy

We found 12 definitions of shindy from 7 different sources.

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What does shindy mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
shindy - a large and noisy party of people
  shindig
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shindy (n.)
    An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
  • shindy (n.)
    Hockey; shinney.
  • shindy (n.)
    A fancy or liking.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • shindy
    shin′di, n. the game of shinty, shinny, bandy-ball, or hockey: (slang) a row, disturbance.—Kick up a shindy, to make a disturbance

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • shindy
    A kind of dance among seamen; but also a row. Apparently modernized from the old Erse sheean, clamour.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • shindy
    A dance. SEA PHRASE.

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