shindy

noun4

1. •
   A shindig.

   • She and Eileen are giving a shindy for Gladys—that's Gerald's new acquisition, you know. So if you don't mind butting into a baby-show we'll run down. — 1907
2. •
   (slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.

   • "[…] I've married her. And I know there will be an awful shindy at home." — 1848
3. •
   hockey; shinney
4. •
   (dialect, old-fashioned) A fancy or liking.

   • "Father took a wonderful shindy to her, for even old men can't help liking beauty. […]" — 1855