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shindig

shin·dig

UK/ˈʃɪn.dɪɡ/ US/ˈʃɪndɪɡ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a large and noisy party of people

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Origin

Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of shindy, or from Scottish Gaelic sìnteag (“jump, leap”).

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