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s | hootenanny |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun hootenanny is

(obsolete) a placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing (see thingamajig, whatchamacallit) .

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    hootenanny

    English

    Etymology 1

    Unknown; potentially Scottish. Use is tied to the Appalachian culture in the US.

    Noun

    (hootenannies)
  • (obsolete) A Placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing (see thingamajig, whatchamacallit)
  • An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
    • English placeholder terms Appalachian English