hooley
See also: Hooley
English
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhuːli/
Noun
hooley (plural hooleys)
- (Ireland and Scotland) A party; an evening of traditional music and dance.
- 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage 2003, p. 88:
- At a family gathering, a wake or a Christmas hooley, other children would step forward to sing a rhyme or dance a hornpipe.
- 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage 2003, p. 88:
- A strong wind or gale, as in blowing a hooley
See also
Hooley (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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