Word of the Day 04/15/23 Hootenanny
Hootenanny (noun)
hootenanny [ hoot-n-an-ee, hoot-nan- ]
noun, plural hoot·en·an·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. thingamajig.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1910-15; origin uncertain
HOW TO USE HOOTENANNY IN A SENTENCE
The first four letters in hootenanny spell hoot -- and The Seeger Sessions was fun -- with a purpose.
SPRINGSTEEN, SEEGER, AND THE JOY OF POLITICAL MUSIC|HOWARD WOLFSON|FEBRUARY 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The hootenanny on political websites about the contest being up for grabs is shilling for advertising dollars.
NEWT GINGRICH, COMIC DIVA: HIS NEW REIGN OF TERROR|JOHN BATCHELOR|JANUARY 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
hootenanny [ hoot-n-an-ee, hoot-nan- ]
noun, plural hoot·en·an·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. thingamajig.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1910-15; origin uncertain
HOW TO USE HOOTENANNY IN A SENTENCE
The first four letters in hootenanny spell hoot -- and The Seeger Sessions was fun -- with a purpose.
SPRINGSTEEN, SEEGER, AND THE JOY OF POLITICAL MUSIC|HOWARD WOLFSON|FEBRUARY 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The hootenanny on political websites about the contest being up for grabs is shilling for advertising dollars.
NEWT GINGRICH, COMIC DIVA: HIS NEW REIGN OF TERROR|JOHN BATCHELOR|JANUARY 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.