ˈshinˌdig noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by shin & dig ) of shindy
1. : a festive occasion: as
a. : a social gathering often with dancing
every community has its weekly shindig in some farm home — American Guide Series: Oklahoma
b. : a usually large often overly lavish party
coming-out party … was the gaudiest shindig since the war — Time
c. : an elaborate celebration often commemorating some special event and involving extensive planning
to mark the day with the largest peacetime parade … I had drawn the assignment of assembling and staging this enormous shindig — Frank Zachary
2. : shindy 2
touched off the whole bloody shindig that raged for years — Alan Devoe