Meaning & use

shindig

noun·Everyday

A lively, informal party or celebration, often large and enthusiastic.

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The whole neighborhood showed up for the retirement shindig in the backyard.

They threw quite a shindig for their tenth wedding anniversary.

A note on using this word

Shindig is informal and lighthearted, best suited for casual speech rather than formal writing.

Words with a similar meaning

partybash

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