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hootenanny

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hootenanny is the second studio album by the American rock band The Replacements , released on April 29, 1983 by Twin/Tone Records . The album received positive reviews from critics.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
hootenanny \hoot"en*an*ny\ 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. [Obsolescent, chiefly dial.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"informal session of folk musicians," 1940, American English, earlier "a gadget" (1927), of unknown origin, perhaps a nonsense word.\n\nAnother device used by the professional car thief, and one recently developed to perfection, according to a large Chicago ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing ''(see thingamajig, whatchamacallit)'' 2 An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments. ...

Usage examples of hootenanny.

I thought we could hang around and have a hootenanny afterward, to celebrate.

They would start out by playing hootenannies at the Gaslight or the Wha?

And I saw him awkwardly perform several folk tunes and work songs in some hootenannies onstage throughout the early sixties.

A folkie, but not the blunk-blunk banjo kind who used to show up on Hootenanny.