shindy: [19] Shindy is an alteration of shinty [18], the name of a rumbustious Scottish game resembling hockey which was also used in the 19th century for a ‘commotion’. Shinty itself appears to be a lexicalization of shin t’ ye ‘shin to you’, a cry supposedly uttered by players of the game. Shindig [19] is probably an alteration of shindy. => shindig, shinty
实用例句
1. to kick up a shindy
吵起来
来自《权威词典》
2. There was a dreadful shindy in the pub last night.
昨天晚上酒馆里有人大打出手.
来自辞典例句
3. The drunken man kicked up a shindy outside the house where his employer lived.
