Hootenanny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhutənæni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hootenanny is a noun meaning (music) An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
Meaning
(music) An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing.
Example Sentences
It bespoke country’s devotion to realism, to songs about Saturday night’s hootenanny and Sunday morning’s moral reckoning, not to mention the kitchen-table truths of Monday through Friday.
The brain matches the mind-image of doughnuts to images and emotions stored in his brain’s memory regions: “Mmmm … doughnuts.” Then—bingo!—his brain’s dopamine-producing reward centres light up and have a rip-roaring hootenanny.
Word Forms
- hootenannies
Synonyms for hootenanny
Depending on context, synonyms include thingamajig, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hootnanny, hoedown, hooting, hoot, honkatonk, hambone.
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