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Hootenanny

//ˈhutənæni// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.

    "The brain matches the mind-image of doughnuts to images and emotions stored in his brain’s memory regions: “Mmmm … doughnuts.” Then—bingo!—his brain’s dopamine-producing reward centres light up and have a rip-roaring hootenanny."

  2. 2
    A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing. obsolete

Etymology

Unknown; potentially Scottish. Use is tied to the Appalachian culture in the US.

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