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Hootenanny
[
hoot
-n-an-ee
,
hoot
-nan-
]
Origin
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Hootenanny
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hoot·en·an·ny
/
ˈhut
nˌæn
i
,
ˈhutˌnæn-
/
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[
hoot
-n-an-ee
,
hoot
-nan-
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-nies.
1.
a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing.
2.
an informal session at
which
folk singers and instrumentalists perform for their own enjoyment.
3.
Older Use
.
a thingumbob.
Origin:
1910–15;
origin uncertain
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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doohickey
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gobo
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ninnyhammer
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
hootenanny
or
hootnanny
(ˈhuːt
ə
ˌnænɪ, ˈhuːtˌnænɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-nies
1.
an informal performance by folk singers
2.
chiefly
(
US
) something the name of which is unspecified or forgotten
[C20: of unknown origin]
hootnanny
or
hootnanny
—
n
[C20: of unknown origin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
hootenanny
"informal session of folk musicians," 1940, Amer.Eng., earlier "a gadget" (1927), of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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