Usually means: Irish party with lively dancing.
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  1. hooley: Merriam-Webster
  2. hooley: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hooley: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Hooley: Wordnik
  5. Hooley, hooley: Wiktionary
  6. Hooley: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Hooley: Rhymezone
  8. hooley: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. hooley: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Hooley: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
  3. hooley: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Hooley)

noun:  (Ireland) A party or celebration; an evening of traditional music and dance.
noun:  (Scotland) A strong wind or gale.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  A small village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2856).

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