Word of the Day:
hootenanny
What It Means
An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing.
Hootenanny in Context
“It bespoke country’s devotion to realism, to songs about Saturday night’s hootenanny and Sunday morning’s moral reckoning, not to mention the kitchen-table truths of Monday through Friday.”
Did You Know?
Unknown; potentially Scottish. Use is tied to the Appalachian culture in the US.
Source and license
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