Associations to the word «Hootenanny»

Wiktionary

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

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates