The other night, I was watching TV when an ad came on for
The Halloween Hootenanny Tour
It's a concert featuring Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, and Murderdolls (whoever they are).
Interesting... a bunch of metal heads.
So, it got me wondering what exactly is a hootenanny?
I went to trusty Google and typed in "hootenanny" and this is what came back:
- Hootenanny is an Appalachian colloquialism that was used in early twentieth century America to refer to things whose names were forgotten or unknown. In this usage it was synonymous with thingamajig or whatchamacallit, as in "hand me that hootenanny".
- An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
- The Evil Genius's definition (in reference to The Halloween Hootenanny): "A spectacle I'd like to avoid."
So what do you think? Correct or incorrect usage of the word hootenanny? My vote is for incorrect.
6 comments:
I'm on the fence with this one. I have always considered Alice Cooper a Hootenanny.
I'm with you on this. Incorrect usage. I'll go with Evil Genius's definition. That sounds about right.
We have a lot of Hootenanny's in KY.
This is neither a hoot, nor a nanny !!! "You hootenanny" was what we were called when adults could not remember our names.
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Thanks, The MOM
hey aunt marty dad sometimes refers to your but as a hootenanny. like,"kick his hootenanny."
love, CR
Incorrect usage of hootenanny is like seeing mis-spelled words on reader boards in front of businesses. I just want to stop in tell them their poor education is showing to the world. It just takes a minute to look something up for spelling and usage.
Thumbs down on Alice Cooper.
The DAD
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