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词汇 hooley
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Definition of hooley in English:

hooley

nounPlural hooleys ˈhuːli
Irish informal
  • A wild or noisy party.

    〈非正式,主爱尔兰〉狂热(或吵闹)的聚会

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The night in question is Saturday, October 23 and if previous Barton events are anything to go by, then it's going to be one hell of a hooley.
    • A large group of his family, relations and friends attended and the hooley continued right through to the early hours.
    • The twins celebrated their 40th birthdays with a party and hooley at the Country Club, Hollybrook last week.
    • There were also so few of us at the funeral (eight of us) that there was no hooley afterwards.
    • The day finishes with dinner and a hooley in the Seven Oaks Hotel at 7.30 pm approximately.
    • A good hooley and a couple of large bottles was his recipe for old age.
    • On Sunday last great craic was had down at Conlon's Crossroads in Cullyhanna where there was a pre-match hooley.
    • But I have to say, things are changing in a couple of places where they now hold an infinitely more enjoyable street hooley instead.
    • A few months later on June 21, at a mid-summer hooley in the Hawthorne Lounge, the four men stepped on the scales and it was announced that they had shed a total of 21 stone between them.
    • Limerick is preparing to celebrate the occasion with a massive street hooley.
    Synonyms
    social gathering, gathering, social occasion, social event, social function, function, get-together, celebration, reunion, festivity, jamboree, reception, at-home, soirée, social

Origin

Late 19th century: of unknown origin.

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