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hootenanny

/ˈhutənæni/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
  2. A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing (see thingamajig, whatchamacallit)

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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