shindy
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Is shindy a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of shindy?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.Examples: ""[…] I've married her. And I know there will be an awful shindy at home.""; "I always do sit with my hands in my pockets except when I am in the company of my sisters, my cousins, or my aunts; and they kick up such a shindy—I should say expostulate so eloquently upon the subject—that I have to give in and take them out—my hands I mean."; "[…] it was like a Catholic priest striking peace in an Irish shindy."countableslanguncountable
2. (US, dialect, dated) A fancy or liking.Examples: ""Father took a wonderful shindy to her, for even old men can't help liking beauty. […]""UScountabledateddialectaluncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary