hooley

hoolie

/ (ˈhuːlɪ) /


nounplural -leys or -lies
  1. mainly Irish and NZ a lively party

Origin of hooley

1
C19: perhaps from Hindi holi, a festival in honour of Krishna

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How to use hooley in a sentence

  • hooley (Reagan): We had a public event at the airport when we landed.

    The Last Ride | The Daily Beast | January 19, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • hooley: I remember [Reagan] telling a story on the flight—not a true story, he didn't mean for us to think it was true.

    The Last Ride | The Daily Beast | January 19, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • So I went off early to hooley's forge, near the cross-roads, to see the meet, and look out for my man.

  • The continuity was being studied by Mr. hooley, the director; and the principals had been furnished with their detail.

  • It was an ideal day for out-of-door “shots,” and the camera men and Mr. hooley had the whole company astir betimes.