hoedown

noun

hoe·​down ˈhō-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce hoedown (audio)
1
2
: a gathering featuring hoedowns

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Perhaps you’ll be asked to act in a moving-picture show, participate in a mustache contest, take a drawing class, help a gang rob a bank or inspire a bashful Calico resident to ask a lady to the afternoon hoedown. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 Events are planned throughout the week for guests, including hoedowns with live music, guided stargazing, and hayrides. Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 25 July 2024 For those of us who can’t keep up with the line dance at the hoedown, Ms. Carter said, Here’s some hip-hop beats for y’all to shake ass on the dance floor. Zoe Guy, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024 Friends made the party their own personal hoedown Saturday at the Irving, Texas, hookah lounge. Char Adams, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hoedown 

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hoedown was in 1841

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“Hoedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoedown. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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hoedown

noun
hoe·​down ˈhō-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce hoedown (audio)
1
2
: a gathering featuring square dances

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