shindy
Rowdy informal disturbance
A shindy is a noisy disturbance or commotion, or a lively party with dancing and revelry.
The word is informal and somewhat old-fashioned: The neighbors kicked up quite a shindy last night.
To raise a shindy is to make a fuss or cause trouble.
Noisy, disruptive commotion
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- fracasNoisy disorderly fight
- rowLinear arrangement across
kerfuffle · brouhaha · hullabaloo · tumult · pandemonium · rumpus · dust-up · to-do
ruckus
Noisy, disruptive commotion
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- fracasNoisy disorderly fight
row · kerfuffle · brouhaha · hullabaloo · tumult · pandemonium · rumpus · dust-up · to-do · scene
bash
Forceful striking blow
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- galaFestive formal occasion
- soireeFormal evening party
fete · jamboree · fiesta · hoedown · shindig · blowout · gathering · revelry · festivity · carnival
racket
Uproar, scam, or paddle
clatter · banging · blare · clangor · dissonance · outcry · squall · stridency · loudness · crash
shindyorder
Methodical arrangement or request
orderliness · decorum · propriety · civility · restraint
shindyrest
Cessation of activity
repose · inactivity · dormancy · standstill · stagnation