Hooley
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhuːli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hooley is a noun meaning (Ireland) A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance.
Meaning
(Ireland) A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance.
More Meanings
- (Scotland) Chiefly in the form to blow a hooley: a strong wind; a gale.
Example Sentences
It’s blowing a hooley out there.
At a family gathering, a wake or a Christmas hooley, other children would step forward to sing a rhyme or dance a hornpipe.
She had always loved what she called a hooley, a gathering of family and friends, and her dying was to be her last, greatest hooley.
Bertie held mum's hand tightly as the wind was by now blowing a hoolie and Bertie did not feel very safe as he felt that he was close to being blown off his paws on more than one occasion.
Word Forms
- hooleys
- hoolie
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ceili, ceilidh, social, feis, haugh, holidays.
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