noun
1.
a large, festive, and often overly lavish party
threw the shindig of the year for the author
Synonyms: bash, ||blowout, shindy
Related Word: fête, gala; ball, dance; blast, party; affair, shebang; ||shivoo
2.
Synonyms: commotion 3, ||catouse, coil, foofaraw, furore, ruckus, rumpus, shindy, to-do, uproar