467: shindig Mar 19, 2016

'Shindig' is a relatively recent word which has undergone almost as many changes as the format for Facebook in any given month. It came to English in the mid 19th century with influence later from 'shindy', a word that itself is considered to be an alteration of 'shinty', a Scottish game similar to modern field hockey. The name of the game is from an even earlier word, 'shinny' supposedly deriving from from the chant "shin ye, shin you, shin t' ye" which was used in the game.