shindig
shindig
Definition
☆ shin·dig (s̸hin′dig′)
noun
a dance, party, entertainment, or other gathering, esp. of an informal kind
Etymology: folk-etym. form of shindy, as if shin-dig, a jovial kick in the shin
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Synonyms
shindig
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: He serves bloody good food, think we should have a mine shindig there one weekend: ) doubleshiny 10-08-2005, 04:51 PM seriously?
- attend: Forbidding... bleak entrance of tough Lincoln Prison where Lord Archer was sent And he had NOT been given permission to attend the shindig.
Preposition: for
- browncoats: There should be some kind of cheap beer and cheese on toast shindig for all student browncoats to participate in.
Adjective modifier
- annual: The best way to cover this annual shindig is to go, as " Le Shack " puts it, right off piste.
- whole: Bassist Evan Wiley managed to catch up with us earlier today to let us know how the whole shindig is going.
- little: I figure we owe you one for this little shindig.
- social: All non-oil powered vehicles welcome to these social shindigs.
- three-day: Local producers come out in force to show the public their wares and the Assembly Rooms fills with beer lovers for the three-day shindig.
- civilized: Victoria Beckham finally agreed to the get-together after Mel B invited the band members to the civilized shindig at her mom's house.
Noun used with modifier
