hooley

See also: Hooley

English

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːli/
• Rhymes: -uːli

Noun

hooley (plural hooleys)

1. (Ireland, Scotland) A party; an evening of traditional music and dance.
   • 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 88:

     At a family gathering, a wake or a Christmas hooley, other children would step forward to sing a rhyme or dance a hornpipe.

   • 2023, Richard Flanagan, Question 7, Knopf, page 183:

     She had always loved what she called a hooley, a gathering of family and friends, and her dying was to be her last, greatest hooley.

2. A strong wind or gale, as in blowing a hooley

See also

• hooley-ann