Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoedown

/ˈhoʊdaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: hoe-down
IPA: /ˈhoʊdaʊn/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

"John and Susie went to the square dance and did the hoedown."
"Soon Marshall is doing an elaborate foot-to-foot jig, and then they're all bounding around. Shoulder dips. Yee-ha faces. It's an impromptu hoedown."
"We have to get to the hoedown before noon, or we'll be late."
"Having spent the day in the company of this thoughtful, friendly, uncommonly levelheaded band – charmed, completely – a protective part of me sort of wishes they wouldn't hoedown"

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoʊdaʊn/

Inflected Forms

hoedowns (plural) hoedowns (present, singular) hoedowning (participle, present) hoedowned (participle, past) hoedowned (past)

Derived Forms

brodown

Frequently Paired Words

breakdown

Rhymes With

showdown slowdown lowdown godown

Questions

How do you pronounce hoedown?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊdaʊn/.
What does hoedown mean?: A type of American folk or square dance.
Where does hoedown come from?: 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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