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the party word that sounds like furniture got involved and somebody got hurt
means a lively, noisy party or social gathering, usually with music and dancing.
from American English, mid-1800s. The likeliest story is that it grew out of 'shindy,' a word for a commotion, spree, or brawl — which itself may trace to 'shinty,' a rough Scottish/Irish stick-and-ball game (a cousin of hockey) where shins took a beating. So the festive 'shindig' carries a faint memory of cracked shins and rowdy chaos, which is exactly why the essence's furniture injury rings true.
- origin
- Likely from a brawl-prone gathering: shin-dig, a kick to the leg
- first print
- Appears in American slang by the 1850s
- cousin word
- Related to shindy, meaning a commotion or spree
- vibe scale
- Bigger than a hangout, rowdier than a soiree
- tv fame
- Lent its name to a 1960s rock music show
for instance
hullabaloo — abc music variety show that ran 1965-1966, featuring the monkees and other 1960s acts