hootenanny
3
9.7
- noun
- /ˈhuːtənˌæni/
- Archaic
:
fiesta
- There was a short-lived fad for a thing called hootenannies, in which the audience would sing along with the performers.
- throwing a hootenanny
Examples
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I two-stepped at the American Legion Hut and square danced at the Saturday night hootenanny.
Academic text (1992) -
Each Sunday, the show is followed by a free hootenanny in the lobby where show attendees and the public are invited to join the actors for a free-form musical celebration.
Blog text (31) -
And there was one night called Hootenanny Night where anybody could play.
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Kinda hot for a hootenanny, huh?
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Well, we're gonna have our regular Sunday night hootenanny.
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This is gonna be an awesome, hootenanny!
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We'll cut loose and have us a real hootenanny.
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Sounds like he's having a little hootenanny in there.
Fiction book (1999) -
And one night in 1960, I'll never forget this... ...we were at a hootenanny and we were jamming with the Klapper Family.
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We had a great time at the backyard hootenanny, singing and dancing with friends.
Synonyms
29
8.6
A lively informal party with music and dancing
14
6.2
A lively country party with folk music and dancing
2
2.8
A friendly event where people sing popular songs together
A loud, lively gathering with dancing and cheering
Antonyms
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hootenanny grew as a playful name among folk musicians and comes from the idea of hoot, meaning 'a loud, fun sound'. So a hootenanny is a lively music get-together where people sing, play, and have fun.