hootenanny

English

Etymology

Unknown; potentially Scottish. Use is tied to the Appalachian culture in the US.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhutənæni/

Noun

hootenanny (plural hootenannies)

  1. (music) An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
    Coordinate term: jam session
    • 2013 August 11, Jody Rosen, “Jody Rosen on the Rise of Bro-Country”, in New York Magazine‎:
      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.
  2. (obsolete) A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing.
    Synonyms: thingamajig; see also Thesaurus:thingy

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