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
  • Songs gain their power from repetition, while symphonies gain theirs from transformation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • One is Enrico Lopez-Yanez, Class of 2007, a pops conductor formerly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra who now has stints with the Detroit, Dallas and Pacific symphonies.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 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
  • The brand is promoting it through experiential activations at major festivals, allowing consumers to discover its unique profile firsthand.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The documentary utilizes a montage of vintage footage with animation and felt puppets of band members, and, having played the festivals, is due for national release sometime in 2026.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 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
  • Stock Up at Two Chicks on a Hill Load up on baked goods, jams, jellies, farm-fresh eggs, tortillas, cinnamon rolls, and produce at Two Chicks on a Hill, a farm stand on the north side of the Llano River just outside of town.
    — Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
  • Their deals with Spotify and Netflix fizzled, and Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle brand reportedly is struggling to offload her jams and other products.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 July 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
  • That's because the mechanisms by which black holes devour matter to grow and then merge to create even more massive black holes should take at least 1 billion years to achieve supermassive status.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • The entire primary loop, containing the reactor core, control mechanisms, and steam generation assemblies, is enclosed within a single cylindrical steel capsule.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of mechanisms
Noun
  • These new doodads are often flashy, but always seem a little off the mark.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of doodads
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