hootenannies

noun

plural of hootenanny
1
as in sings

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2
as in dinguses

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hootenannies
  1. symphonies
  2. thingamajigs
  3. festivals
  4. thingamabobs
  5. jams
  6. doohickeys
  7. mechanisms
  8. doodads
Noun
  • For more than a half-century, the multivenue complex has featured world-class symphonies, operas, dance and theater performances, along with education programs.
    — E. Andrew Taylor, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of symphonies
Noun
  • And this doesn’t include the little four-facial-expression thingamajigs in airport restrooms that ask you to rank cleanliness by touching them.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Definition of thingamajigs
Noun
  • After celebrating its 25th edition in 2025, one of the country’s longest-running punk festivals was suddenly taking a year off.
    — Dick Slaughter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • It was really always set up to be a showcase, a best-of-the-festivals model.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of festivals
Noun
  • Ariel’s reaction to King Triton blowing up all her thingamabobs is understandable.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of thingamabobs
Noun
  • Contemporary jazz saxophonist Braxton Cooke will open, and undoubtedly find his way back on stage for a few jams.
    — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Its brands include Folgers coffee, Jif peanut butter and Smucker's jams and jellies.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of jams
Noun
  • There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 May 2026
  • Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of doohickeys
Noun
  • Peptides and stem cells are two peas in the pod of regenerative medicine, which focuses on therapies that claim to trigger the body’s natural healing mechanisms.
    — Margaret Manto, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • What mechanisms existed for addressing those reports and were they used effectively?
    — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of mechanisms
Noun
  • However, a medical case report published this week offers a new and alarming way our digital doodads may cause physical harm.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In many ways, these doodads seem like an offshoot of the ongoing craze for NeeDoh squish toys, which likewise offer the comforts of the stress ball and vital early lessons in consumerism.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of doodads
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