The phrase "a hoot and a" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in informal contexts to describe something that is very funny or entertaining.
Example: "The comedy show was a hoot and a half; I couldn't stop laughing."
Alternatives: "a blast" or "a riot".
"It's a hoot and a holler".
Wine tastings and sake bars have their merits, but a hoot and a holler they're not.
Lawrence, according to Foster, is variously "ballsy", "a spritely tomboy", "a hoot" and "a gem with a killer stare".
And yet the play is a hoot and a joy from start to finish, punctuated by raucous song from the cast – very funny, often touching and full of smart ideas and pop culture references.
And, in the requisite Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program interview, Barker laid out his fundamental beliefs on music as only he could as a charming and disarming expert, who was also a hoot and a half: People go to a club.
It was a hoot and a half.
This would be a hoot and an affront to the small minority of orthodox fans.
Candy Gigi is a far more raw performer than any other on this list, but her show is a hoot – and all she wants is a kiss.
"We have a hoot-and-holler system," Mr. Wykle said.
Enid thinks a sex store is a hoot and later drags Seymour to bed, and there are frequent sexual references.
One of Ms. Messoline's principles in building the Watchtower a decade ago, in an attempt to raise cash as her cattle ranch collapsed in economic ruin, was that U.F.O.-spotting should be a hoot, and whenever possible, a party.
