shindig

shindig

A raucous or festive party or celebration. We're having the entire neighborhood around this Saturday for a big end-of-year shindig. We always have a shindig in the office just before Christmas.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shindig

(ˈʃɪndɪg)
n. a party; a dance. (Probably from shindy = spree, celebration.) What a fancy shindig! They even have glass glasses!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • eat, drink and be merry
  • eat, drink, and be merry
  • merry
  • prepare for
  • party hearty
  • partay
  • neighborhood
  • neighbourhood
  • in the neighborhood of
  • in the neighbourhood of
References in periodicals archive
The first rumblings of discontent surfaced last year when a dispute over the management of Digital and its musical direction prompted the Shindig boys to announce they would be leaving - along with the venue's other regular nights.
Shindig ushers in new era; After parting ways with Digital, club night Shindig is entering an exciting new phase, as promoter and resident DJ Scott Bradford tells SIMON ARMSTRONG
Shindig tomorrow at Digital, Times Square, Newcastle.
Taste of France; Clubs
Shindig has been at Foundation for nearly 11 years and it was time for a change.
The beat goes on
From its early days at Club Afrika then Bliss to The Riverside and Foundation and now Digital, Shindig has solidly built a reputation of international standing.
Shorts
As ever, the eagerly-awaited Shindig birthday bash at Gateshead Quays, this year on Sunday May 27, will bring together the biggest names in dance music.
Landmark outdoor celebration
Shindig has put the region at the forefront of the clubbing scene in the past few years.
Region glows Orange
While Shindig's annual birthday bash at Baltic Square at the end of May is always a night to remember, this month's first bank holiday weekend is sure to be equally enjoyable.
DJ heaven for anniversary
With the likes of Federation and Hed Kandi making a play for the Friday market and Nice's popularity growing on a Saturday, Shindig has never been under more pressure to perform.
Beat goes on
Currently promoting their new-mix CD of the same name, they arrive in Newcastle this weekend for a hotly-anticipated set at Shindig before jetting off for a string of dates across the United States, Australia, Asia and then the Continent.
Life's no soap opera for this dynamic duo
Using such spaces in this manner before anyone else, as Shindig did with Gateshead's Baltic Square, always presents me with a bunch of challenges to overcome, but that is half the reason I do it.
Force 10 from home of music
Partying against the backdrop of the Tyne's stunning panorama of buildings is the second phase of Shindig's birthday celebrations with the first taking place at its home, Digital, on Sunday, May 6.
A real Shindig for 15th birthday
For Scooby, resident DJ at the North-East's flagship club night, Shindig, the shifting trends have had nothing but a positive impact on Newcastle's nightlife and has revitalised a culture he has embraced ever since he and longtime DJ partner and mate, Scott Bradford, were teenagers in the acid house heyday of the late 1980s.
Still alive and kicking
But she still looked rough after being recently rushed to hospital with blood pouring from her nose following a late- night shindig.
WHIT'S WRONG?
Fresh from the success of last weekend's live broadcast on Radio One, this Saturday promises to be another big night at Shindig.
Clubs.
BILLY Connolly is set for yet another Highland shindig today with his famous friends.
Big Yin set for Games