ˈshindē, -di noun
( plural shindys or shindies )
Etymology: probably alteration of shinny
1. : shindig 1
the summer tourist season … is marked by galas, festivals, and other shindys — Holiday
2. : a general commotion : noisy row : fracas , uproar
created a shindy , saying that they were already an oppressed class — F.A.Swinnerton
it must look bad after that shindy I had with the director — C.D.Lewis