English

La Walse (The Waltz, published 1810) by James Gillray, collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK

Noun

shindig ‎(plural shindigs)

1. A noisy party or festivities.
   • 1861, “Mr. and Mrs. Rasher”, in Godey's Magazine, volume 62, page 348:

     They'd get up a regular shindig, if it wasn't for making too much noise.

   • 1922, Sinclair Lewis, “XIX”, in Babbitt, III:

     "That's a darn shame. Well–I suppose you're waiting for somebody to take you out to some big shindig, Sir Gerald." "Shindig? Oh. Shindig. No, to tell you the truth, I was wondering what the deuce I could do this evening […] "

   • 1950, Sunset Blvd., 45:01 from the start:

     There was bound to be a New Year's shindig going on in his apartment down on Las Palmas.

Anagrams

• dishing
• hidings