hootenanny

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hoot=en=an=ny

CIDE DICTIONARY

hootenanny, n. 

•  An informal social gathering or concert featuring mostly folk songs, sometimes dancing, and where the audience often participates in the singing.  [PJC]
•  Same as whatchamacallit; a thingumbob.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hootenanny, n. (pl. -ies) US colloq. an informal gathering with folk music.

Etymology

orig. dial., = 'gadget'

THESAURUS

hootenanny

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