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Shinty vs Shindy - What's the difference?

shinty | shindy |

As nouns the difference between shinty and shindy

is that shinty is a game derived from hurling, and resembling hockey, played in Scotland while shindy is a shindig.

shinty

English

Noun

(-)
  • (sports) A game derived from hurling, and resembling hockey, played in Scotland.

    • Synonyms

    * camanachd

    References

    * The Camanachd Association

    shindy

    English

    Noun

    (shindies)
  • A shindig.
  • * 1939 , John Boynton Priestley, Let the People Sing
    • "Well, from what I hear," Dr. Buckie went on, complacently, "there'll be more shindies . So look out!"
  • (slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
    • (Thackeray)
  • hockey; shinney
    • (Bartlett)
  • (US, dialect, dated) A fancy or liking.
    • (Bartlett)