shindig
noun
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At a glance, shindig appears to combine shin and dig, and thus might seem to suggest a painful kick to the leg—especially when you know that one of the first senses of shindig in English refers to a gathering at which people dance. It is more likely, however, that shindig is an alteration of shindy, which is itself the alteration of another word, shinny, used of a variation of hockey that is played with a curved stick and a ball or block of wood. It's not entirely clear how the game of shinny gave shindy its first meaning (the "social gathering with dancing" meaning that is also the original meaning of shindig) but shinny remains the most likely origin.
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Sources tell Rambling Reporter that the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO left his own studio’s after-hours fete at the Louvre to pop in — uninvited — to NBCUniversal’s shindig across the Seine, apparently hoping to lure some talent back to his side of the river.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
Registries tend to be a party-goers best friend — whether you're headed to a wedding, baby shower, or, in this case, a housewarming shindig.
—Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com, 28 May 2024
Most of the print reporters sat typing or eating takeout and refreshing the New York Times live blog, just in case anything interesting was happening at Trump’s shindig in Nashua.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Shindig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shindig. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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