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hoedown

[ hoh-doun ]

/ ˈhoʊˌdaʊn /

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noun

a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.

the hillbilly or country music typical of a hoedown.

Origin of hoedown

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; hoe + down¹

Words nearby hoedown

hodoscope, hoe, hoe in, hoe into, hoecake, hoedown, hoek van holland, hoenir, hofbrau, hofei, hofer

Example sentences from the Web for hoedown

The 6-year-old sensation began with a hoedown, in a pair of blue sparkling hot pants and a jean jacket.

Inside the Toddler Fashion Show |Isabel Wilkinson |September 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Wims was back at the hoedown only this time without even his briefs.

I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon |Richard Sabia
"It doesn't matter whether it's illness or a civic problem or a hoedown, Wilomene is always called on," people said.

Land of the Burnt Thigh |Edith Eudora Kohl
In the evening the attachés of the show were quite apt to be invited to a plantation dance or "hoedown."

Sawdust & Spangles |W. C. Coup

In addition, all brought whatever had been ready for a hoedown in the making.

The Lost Wagon |James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for hoedown

hoedown

/ (ˈhəʊˌdaʊn) /

noun US and Canadian

a boisterous square dance

a party at which hoedowns are danced