What is Hootenanny?
1.
(n.) celebratory event held in the southern United States and possibly featuring some of the following: home-brewed hooch, straw hat, people 'dipping' socially, banjo, air boat, shotgun, confederate flag. interestingly enough, it tends to be wild, uninhibited and dionysian despite the socially conservative views of most of its participants
how 'bout 'dat hootenanny?
2.
A party, most generally one that is, well, chock full of hoot, with just a little bit of nanny.
Oz: We should figure out what kinda deal this is. I mean, is it a-a gathering, a shindig or a hootenanny?
Cordelia: What's the difference?
Oz: Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig: dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage; and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Xander: Well, I hate brie.
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3.
A big chaotic party or get together. pretty much anything thats fun or funny. can also be used as an expression of surprise or damnation.
"That was quite a hootenanny when Mrs. Belcher started to polka in math."
OR
"HOLY HOOTENANNIES!"
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4.
Southwestern slang for party.
Texas Pete: Wanna come to Six-Gun Pete's hootenanny tonight?
Maryland Frank: No, thank you. I have a term paper to write. Plus, I think that mass congregations of
redneck s should be outlawed.
5.
An excellent night of partying
Person 1: What did you do on friday night?
Person 2: We had an awesome hootenanny in town.
6.
Some scottish lingo for party
I went to a hootenanny last night, hoots!
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7.
A great annually held music festival held in NorCal, featuring bands such as Social Distortion, Brian Seltzer, The Reverend Horton Heat and a host of psycho- and rockabilly bands.
You got to go to Hootenanny this year? Lucky bitch.
