hooley

== English == === Etymology === The etymology of sense 1 (“noisy celebration or party”) is unknown. Sense 2 (“strong wind”) is possibly from one of the following: Borrowed from Orkney Scots hool(an) (“strong wind”) + English -ie (diminutive suffix). Hoolan is derived from Norn (unattested), from Old Norse ýlun (“howling, wailing”), from ýla (“to howl”) (ultimately onomatopoeic) + -un (suffix forming nouns). From sense 1. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhuːli/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhuli/ Homophone: hoolie Rhymes: -uːli Hyphenation: hool‧ey === Noun === hooley (plural hooleys) (Ireland) A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance. (Scotland) Chiefly in the form to blow a hooley: a strong wind; a gale. ==== Alternative forms ==== hoolie ==== Translations ==== === References ===