Unknown; potentially Scottish. Use is tied to the Appalachian culture in the US.
hootenanny (plural hootenannies)
An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
(obsolete) A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing (see thingamajig, whatchamacallit)
Source: Wiktionary
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
