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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDo people still say "shindig" ?
Or is that sooooo twentieth century ?
eta: wow big typo on subject line
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Do people still say "shindig" ? (Original Post)
steve2470
Mar 2013
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Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)1. They did,
until last week.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)2. clever ! :) nt
Kali
(55,004 posts)3. I still say...shindagger
aka lechuguilla
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)5. Some said Hootenanny
when describing their favorite pop music show.
Jasana
(490 posts)6. I live in near Boston...
and the only time I've ever heard the word "shindig" has been from my grandparents who were also born around here but both were born in the 1920s.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)7. Probably not
But I wouldn't make a big Hullabaloo about it.
pnwmom
(108,959 posts)8. Oh, for crying out loud!
talkingmime
(2,173 posts)9. Only when I'm weeding the garden.