hootenanny
noun
a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing.
hootenannies
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pluralof hootenanny.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His group of merry men held meetups at coffee shops, beer halls and the zoo, hosted holiday hootenannies and even offered CPR classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Soon after Mr. Seeger’s folk group the Weavers formed, Mr. Weissberg attended hootenannies in the presence of other luminaries of the era, like Woody Guthrie.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2020
She was a fixture at the Cellar Door’s hootenannies, learned radio at the elbow of famed local folk figure Dick Cerri and performed around town in a duo called Chip and Mary.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2015
Dylan was especially fond of the afternoon hootenannies, calling the potpourri of performers an "extravaganza of patchwork."
From US News ● Aug. 1, 2014
There are. in fact, so many active professional folk singers that hootenannies often turn into games of king-of-the-mountain. as eager youth, male and female, storms the stage.
From Time Magazine Archive
