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
It’s rocking-chair porch music or accompaniment for a foot-stomping hoedown.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024
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
Ostensibly a backwoods hoedown, “Rag Mama Rag” is a prime example of Robertson and the Band as American music alchemists.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023
“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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