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hooleys

hooleys is the plural of hooley.

Meaning of hooley

Noun

hooley (plural hooleys)

  1. (Ireland) A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance.
    • At a family gathering, a wake or a Christmas hooley, other children would step forward to sing a rhyme or dance a hornpipe.2002, Joseph O’Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 88
  2. (Scotland) Chiefly in the form to blow a hooley: a strong wind; a gale.
    • It’s blowing a hooley out there.

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Proper noun capitalized: Hooleys

Hooleys

  1. (plural) plural of Hooley

Questions about hooleys

What is hooleys the plural of?
Hooleys is the plural of hooley.
What part of speech is hooleys?
Hooleys is a proper noun.

Words near hooleys in the dictionary

  1. Hoolee
  2. Hooles
  3. hooley
  4. hooley-ann
  5. hooley-anns
  6. hooleys
  7. Hooli
  8. hoolie
  9. hoolies
  10. hooligan
  11. hooligan firm

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