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Meanings of shindig in English

Portuguese
festa
Catalan
gatzara

A large and noisy party of people.

        festa
        Usage of shindig in English
        1
        He's at some Kennedy Center shindig and won't be home until late.
        The Kingmaker
        2
        Baker as part of the Swiss company's 150th anniversary Peak Project shindig.
        Climbing Magazine
        3
        This is an annual shindig of conservative clans from across the nation.
        The Guardian
        4
        Actually, that reminds me -who will be paying for this shindig?
        The Guardian
        5
        Lorna Candelaria has a yearly Christmas Eve shindig at the general store.
        Solomon's oak: a novel
        6
        And you're letting a little family shindig get you down like this?
        Blood rites
        7
        The shindig always culminates with the immolation of a virtual wooden giant.
        Wired
        8
        Every industry has its shindig: a glitzy award ceremony, sales fair or seminar.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Speaking from outside the HBO after-party, Walsh said he expected a festive shindig.
        News.com.au
        10
        Chairman Li Baofang, to his credit, tackled the issue head-on at the shindig.
        Reuters
        11
        To those who run the shindig, it's still an industry event.
        The Irish Times
        12
        Yet make no mistake, he's lurking everywhere at the Republican shindig.
        Reuters
        13
        Do you have separate family and friend parties or all one big shindig?
        Wired
        14
        The annual Oscar Wilde shindig, she said, nurtures bonds between the transplanted Irish.
        The Guardian
        15
        You could say that they can't stop, they're addicted to the shindig .
        The Irish Times
        16
        Sinn Féin says there was a difference between a funeral and the shindig.
        Independent.ie
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        Portuguese
        festa
        Shindig through the time
        Shindig across language varieties
        United States of America
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