1. lively folk dances typically performed to country music, often involving square dancing
2. social gatherings or parties featuring such dancing and country music

Examples

• The community center hosts hoedowns every Saturday night.
• Traditional hoedowns feature fiddle music and square dancing.
• She learned to do-si-do at the local hoedowns.
• The barn was decorated with hay bales for the annual hoedown.
• Country musicians often perform at hoedowns throughout the summer.
• Families gather for hoedowns to celebrate harvest season.
• The caller shouted instructions during the hoedown.