hootenanny
a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing.
an informal session at which folk singers and instrumentalists perform for their own enjoyment.
Older Use. thingamajig.
Origin of hootenanny
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How to use hootenanny in a sentence
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British Dictionary definitions for hootenanny
hootnanny (ˈhuːtˌnænɪ)
/ (ˈhuːtəˌnænɪ) /
an informal performance by folk singers
mainly US something the name of which is unspecified or forgotten
Origin of hootenanny
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