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What is Hootenanny slang for?

What is Hootenanny slang for?

A hootenanny is an informal gathering where folk music is played in a party-like atmosphere. Hootenanny is a Scottish word for party or celebration. Originally, Americans used the word hootenanny as a placeholder name, in the same manner one would use the words doohickey or thingamajig.

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What’s another word for hootenanny?

What is another word for hootenanny?

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Is hootenanny a real word?

Hootenanny is an Appalachian colloquialism that was used in the early twentieth century U.S. as a placeholder name to refer to things whose names were forgotten or unknown.

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What is another word for party or celebration?

Find another word for party. In this page you can discover 98 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for party, like: celebration, soiree, fiesta, array, bevy, bacchanal, salon, coterie, bash, social and dance.

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