hootenanny

[ hoot-n-an-ee, hoot-nan- ]

noun,plural hoot·en·an·nies.
  1. a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing.

  2. an informal session at which folk singers and instrumentalists perform for their own enjoyment.

  1. Older Use. thingamajig.

Origin of hootenanny

1
First recorded in 1910–15; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for hootenanny

hootenanny

hootnanny (ˈhuːtˌnænɪ)

/ (ˈhuːtəˌnænɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. an informal performance by folk singers

  2. mainly US something the name of which is unspecified or forgotten

Origin of hootenanny

1
C20: of unknown origin

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