hootenannies

Variant of hootenanny

hootenanny definition

☆ hooten·anny (ho̵̅o̅t′'n an′ē)

noun pl. hootenannies -·nies

a meeting of folk singers, as for public entertainment

Etymology: orig. in sense of “dingus,” “thingamajig”; a fanciful coinage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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