SHINDIG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of shindig in English

(Definition of shindig from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of shindig

shindig
Comments on 'syntax shindig' papers.
We demystify authorship controversies, assassination conspiracies, theories of extra-terrestrial shindigs, even painful social demands, by letting their proponents speak out, not by censoring them.
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In the old days, the police were reluctant to become involved when they heard a shindig or a fracas.
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If so, a shindig should be made about it.
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Shindig has also been looked at as a potential solution for online education.
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Shindig allows users to see and be seen by participants in an online event.
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Translations of shindig

in Chinese (Traditional)
喧鬧的事件(或情形), (尤指)狂歡會,盛大慶祝會, 吵鬧,爭吵…
in Chinese (Simplified)
喧闹的事件(或情形), (尤指)狂欢会,盛大庆祝会, 吵闹,争吵…
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