hoedown

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhəʊˌdaʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhoʊˌdaʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hō′doun′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hoe•down /ˈhoʊˌdaʊn/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Music and Dance[countable] a community party usually featuring folk and square dances.
  2. Music and Dance[uncountable] a square dance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hoe•down  (hō′doun′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.
  2. Music and Dancethe hillbilly or country music typical of a hoedown.
  • hoe + down1 1835–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hoedown / ˈhəʊˌdaʊn/
  1. a boisterous square dance
  2. a party at which hoedowns are danced
'hoedown' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barn dance - caller - square dance

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