hootenanny
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈhuːtənˌæni/
- Archaic
:
cosa
- I forgot the name of that tool, so I just call it a hootenanny.
I mean how could a boat not cost more then whatever a hootenanny is?
- I mean how could a boat not cost more then whatever a hootenanny is?
Examples
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When I couldn't remember what the machine was called, I referred to it as a hootenanny.
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During the meeting, someone mentioned a hootenanny they used to fix things around the house.
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What in the hootenanny do you suppose that would be?
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Let's take this hootenanny down to the pier and we'll take off to the moon from there.
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Hey, man, you're not with this hootenanny, man.
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No hootenanny!
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A wrestling hootenanny.
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I'm an American citizen, and I don't give a hootenanny God damn about your nitpicking limey laws.
Synonyms
75
8.4
An informal word for an object when you forget its name
11
9.9
A small object whose name you do not know
7
8.7
A small thing or device whose name you do not know
7
9.6
An informal word for an object or person whose name you cannot remember
7
9.9
A word for an object whose name you do not know
6
9.2
A simple word for an object you cannot remember the name of
6
5.6
A small object whose name you cannot remember
5
9.9
A word people use for a person or object when they forget its name
5
9.6
A thing whose name you do not know or remember
1
8.9
A small object whose name you do not know
1
9.9
A thing whose name you cannot remember
1
9.9
A casual word for a person or thing whose name you do not know
A word for something whose name you cannot remember
A small object whose name you do not know
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
An object whose name you don't know or have forgotten
A word for a person or thing whose name you cannot remember
A word used for an object when you forget its name
A small object used when you do not know its name
A small device you do not know the name of
How Informal
- Informal
7
9.9
- Informal
7
8.7
- Archaic
1
9.9
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1.0
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hootenanny was also used as a friendly name for an object whose name you cannot remember, like 'thingamajig' or 'doohickey'. A helpful way to remember this use is to think of it as a silly placeholder word you say when you forget a thing's real name.