hoedown
Americannoun
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a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.
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the hillbilly or country music typical of a hoedown.
noun
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a boisterous square dance
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a party at which hoedowns are danced
Etymology
Origin of hoedown
Example Sentences
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Erika Vikman recreated Abba's Waterloo - 1974's Eurovision winner - while Alexander Rybak gave Cliff Richard's Congratulations the hoedown treatment.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Turning down his studio’s offer of a cast party at glitzy Studio 54, Duvall hosted a heartfelt hoedown in his New York City apartment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Beyoncé has never sounded more southern as she sings, "It's a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown."
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2024
Adaptations of folk music were in — including spirituals, the violinist Keir GoGwilt’s feathery fiddling renditions of Scottish ballads, and Aucoin’s hoedown “Shaker Dance.”
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022
“Yee haw! There’s a gonna be a hoedown at the trailer park!” the Colonel said.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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