hootenanny

/ˈhuːtəˌnæni/
noun
  1. An informal gathering for folk music, with singing and sometimes dancing.
    • We went to a hootenanny at the park and sang old folk songs.
    • The community center hosted a hootenanny with local musicians.
    • The college held a hootenanny every Friday night in the student lounge.
  2. A thing or device whose name is forgotten or unknown (informal, humorous).
    • Hand me that hootenanny over there, the one with the red handle.
    • What do you call that hootenanny that holds the paper in place?
    • I need a small hootenanny to fix this leaky pipe.
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