Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A square dance.
- noun The music for a square dance.
- noun A social gathering at which square dancing takes place.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of American folk or
square dance . - noun The type of music typically played for such a dance
- noun A gathering at which such dances take place.
- verb To dance a hoedown dance
Etymologies
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Examples
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This upcoming hoedown is special with a capital "S," however.
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This upcoming hoedown is special with a capital "S," however.
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January 14th, 2010 at 12: 41 pm tombaker says: who cares whether it’s covered, even by ‘bagger cubs – everything they will say at their hoedown is so completely predictable and cliche’ed, that any regular here could sit down and dash off the script in an afternoon, and be 95% accurate.
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I was headed for Hot Chip, the band that matches pumping electronica to plaintive songs, and as I got closer I thought I was misguided: the minor-key tune and steady beat drifting across the field made me think I was heading toward a band playing some mountain hoedown.
Bonnaroo: Hot Chip Seduction - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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I was headed for Hot Chip, the band that matches pumping electronica to plaintive songs, and as I got closer I thought I was misguided: the minor-key tune and steady beat drifting across the field made me think I was heading toward a band playing some mountain hoedown.
Bonnaroo: Hot Chip Seduction - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Officer Miller was a mile away, hanging on to the shirttails of the Seawanaka hoedown.
Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002
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Officer Miller was a mile away, hanging on to the shirttails of the Seawanaka hoedown.
Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002
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Officer Miller was a mile away, hanging on to the shirttails of the Seawanaka hoedown.
Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002
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You can look forward to hearing Miller call the hoedown for years to come because he says he's not ready to retire.
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Calling a hoedown is a lot like being a conductor and commentator.
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