HOOTENANNY


Meaning of HOOTENANNY in English

/ ˈhuːtnæni; NAmE / noun

( pl. -ies ) ( especially US ) an informal social event at which people play folk music , sing and sometimes dance

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s (originally US, denoting a gadget or thingummy ): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.