hoedown
hoedown · hoedowns
A type of American folk or square danceA type of American folk or square dance.
US/ˈhoʊdaʊn/
Meaning
3 sensesA type of American folk or square dance.
John and Susie went to the square dance and did the hoedown.
The type of music typically played for such a dance
A gathering at which such dances take place.
We have to get to the hoedown before noon, or we'll be late.
Origin
1835–45, Americanism; hoe + down, a social gathering taking place once work is over, i.e.,1835–45, Americanism; hoe + down, a social gathering taking place once work is over, i.e., when tillers and farm workers put their hoes down.
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