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I remember this word from my childhood. My mother, aunt and I think grandmother would use it in the following way .. I don't give a hootenanny! Meaning "a darn" or perhaps "a damn'. Can anyone corrborate this usage?
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Hi, dg, and welcome aBoard. I've heard "don't give a hoot" all my life; I guess your family just added on to it.
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Carpal Tunnel
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OED - HOOT- an inarticulate exclamation; a shout of laughter. HOOT - Money, especially as recompense. HOOT -Laugh loudly; assail with shouts of disapproval, derisio; drive away by hooting. HOOTENANNY - a gadget; an informal party esp with folk music. I have heard hoot used as in "I don't give a hoot" and Hootenanny as in "It was a great Hootenanny" but never heard "Never gave a hootnanny"" Hmmmmm
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I never gave a hootenanny cos I thought the neighbours might object to the noise.
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