corroboreen.

/kəˈrɒbəri/

Forms: Also 1700s caribberie, 1800s corobory, corobbory, corrobberri, corrobery, corroborree, corrobory, corrobaree.

Etymology: The name in the now extinct language of Port Jackson, New South Wales. (Original pronunciation uncertain.)

a. An Australian Aboriginal dance; it is held at night by moonlight or a bush fire, and is either of a festive or warlike character.See for description T. L. Mitchell Three Exped. E. Australia (1838) II. 4; also Blair Cycl. Australasia (1881) 90.

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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > Australian Aboriginal

corroboree1793

1793 J. Hunter Hist. Jrnl. 195 They very frequently, at the conclusion of the dance, would apply to us..for marks of our approbation..which we never failed to give by often repeating the word boojery, good; or boojery caribberie, a good dance.

1835 J. Batman in K. Cornwallis Panorama New World (1859) I. 391 A corroborree with song was got up in quick time..The company was composed entirely of women, twenty-four in number.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxi. 537 These men..were persuaded to hold a ‘corrobery’, or great dancing-party.

1843 C. M. Goodridge Narr. Voy. South Seas (ed. 5) 126 After this meal they began a kind of dance, all hands repeating the word corobory. We remained among them till towards daylight, during all which time they continued their revelry.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 324 The Pleiades seem to the Australians a group of girls playing to a corroboree.

1875 W. Ridley Kamilaroi (ed. 2) 150 A song sung at corrobarees at the junction of the Hunter and the Isis.

b. A song or chant made for the occasion of such a dance.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > song for dancing

carol1303

ballad1508

ring-songa1522

ballet1608

corroboree1847

shout1862

1847 F. W. L. Leichhardt Jrnl. Overland Exped. Austral. x. 323 He sang most lamentable corrobories.

1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland (1882) 51 They send runners to the neighbouring tribes, inviting them to come over..and listen to the new corroborree.

1889 J. H. L. Zillmann Austral. Life xii. 132 The story..became, no doubt, the theme for ‘a corroberee’.

1956 R. Robinson Feathered Serpent 84 Yoola sat on the top of a red uprearing rock-face and sang his corroboree.

c. A social gathering; a noisy party; a disturbance.

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society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun]

companyc1300

assemblya1616

redoubt1698

assemblée1712

powwow1812

social1857

bear fight1861

corroboree1885

squash1904

society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > noisy or rowdy

bender1846

hooley1877

corroboree1885

wild party1925

whoopee1928

rort1941

wingding1949

blast1953

smash1963

roister1964

rave-in1967

rager1988

1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. iv. ii. 295 Kingfishers..in large chattering corrobories in the tops of high trees.

1892 Sat. Rev. 13 Feb. 168/2 A corrobory of gigantic dimensions is being prepared for [General Booth's] reception.

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 93/2 Corroboree (Nautical), a drunken spree, in which there is much yelling.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 20 Corrobbery, a social gathering, a public meeting. (2) A disturbance or noise (made by people). (3) A discussion.

1964 Telegraph (Brisbane) 24 Sept. 5/2 It is a fair bet that, with some bush natives taking full advantage of their drinking rights, there will be some lively corroborees in lounges and beer gardens.

Derivatives

corroboreeing n. performing the corroboree; also attributive and transferred.Apparently an isolated use.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xiii. 55 The males [Lyre~bird] congregate and form ‘corroborying places’, where they sing, raising and spreading their tails like peacocks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

corroboreev.

Etymology: < corroboree n.

intransitive. To take part in a corroboree. Also transferred. To ‘dance’; hence, of a pot, to boil.

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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [verb (intransitive)] > Australian Aboriginal dance

corroboree1830

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > action of boiling > boil [verb (intransitive)] > with bubbling or agitation

playa1400

to boil (seethe) a wallop1567

wallop1579

tottle1717

corroboree1881

1830 R. Dawson Present State Austral. 61 They began to corrobery, or dance.

1846 C. P. Hodgson Reminisc. Austral. 257 The mosquitoes from the swamps corroboreed with unmitigated ardour.

1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland (1882) 34 They had almost finished their meal before the new quart corroborreed.

1885 R. C. Praed Austral. Life 22 A scene of feasting and corroboreeing.

1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber ii. i. 251 There was little for the population to do save to eat, drink, laze away the hotter hours of the day, and ‘corroboree’ at night.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	corroboree
释义	corroboreen. /kəˈrɒbəri/ Forms: Also 1700s caribberie, 1800s corobory, corobbory, corrobberri, corrobery, corroborree, corrobory, corrobaree. Etymology: The name in the now extinct language of Port Jackson, New South Wales. (Original pronunciation uncertain.) a. An Australian Aboriginal dance; it is held at night by moonlight or a bush fire, and is either of a festive or warlike character.See for description T. L. Mitchell Three Exped. E. Australia (1838) II. 4; also Blair Cycl. Australasia (1881) 90. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > Australian Aboriginal corroboree1793 1793 J. Hunter Hist. Jrnl. 195 They very frequently, at the conclusion of the dance, would apply to us..for marks of our approbation..which we never failed to give by often repeating the word boojery, good; or boojery caribberie, a good dance. 1835 J. Batman in K. Cornwallis Panorama New World (1859) I. 391 A corroborree with song was got up in quick time..The company was composed entirely of women, twenty-four in number. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxi. 537 These men..were persuaded to hold a ‘corrobery’, or great dancing-party. 1843 C. M. Goodridge Narr. Voy. South Seas (ed. 5) 126 After this meal they began a kind of dance, all hands repeating the word corobory. We remained among them till towards daylight, during all which time they continued their revelry. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 324 The Pleiades seem to the Australians a group of girls playing to a corroboree. 1875 W. Ridley Kamilaroi (ed. 2) 150 A song sung at corrobarees at the junction of the Hunter and the Isis. b. A song or chant made for the occasion of such a dance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > song for dancing carol1303 ballad1508 ring-songa1522 ballet1608 corroboree1847 shout1862 1847 F. W. L. Leichhardt Jrnl. Overland Exped. Austral. x. 323 He sang most lamentable corrobories. 1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland (1882) 51 They send runners to the neighbouring tribes, inviting them to come over..and listen to the new corroborree. 1889 J. H. L. Zillmann Austral. Life xii. 132 The story..became, no doubt, the theme for ‘a corroberee’. 1956 R. Robinson Feathered Serpent 84 Yoola sat on the top of a red uprearing rock-face and sang his corroboree. c. A social gathering; a noisy party; a disturbance. ΘΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] companyc1300 assemblya1616 redoubt1698 assemblée1712 powwow1812 social1857 bear fight1861 corroboree1885 squash1904 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > noisy or rowdy bender1846 hooley1877 corroboree1885 wild party1925 whoopee1928 rort1941 wingding1949 blast1953 smash1963 roister1964 rave-in1967 rager1988 1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. iv. ii. 295 Kingfishers..in large chattering corrobories in the tops of high trees. 1892 Sat. Rev. 13 Feb. 168/2 A corrobory of gigantic dimensions is being prepared for [General Booth's] reception. 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 93/2 Corroboree (Nautical), a drunken spree, in which there is much yelling. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 20 Corrobbery, a social gathering, a public meeting. (2) A disturbance or noise (made by people). (3) A discussion. 1964 Telegraph (Brisbane) 24 Sept. 5/2 It is a fair bet that, with some bush natives taking full advantage of their drinking rights, there will be some lively corroborees in lounges and beer gardens. Derivatives corroboreeing n. performing the corroboree; also attributive and transferred.Apparently an isolated use. Π 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xiii. 55 The males [Lyre~bird] congregate and form ‘corroborying places’, where they sing, raising and spreading their tails like peacocks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). corroboreev. Etymology: < corroboree n. intransitive. To take part in a corroboree. Also transferred. To ‘dance’; hence, of a pot, to boil. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [verb (intransitive)] > Australian Aboriginal dance corroboree1830 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > action of boiling > boil [verb (intransitive)] > with bubbling or agitation playa1400 to boil (seethe) a wallop1567 wallop1579 tottle1717 corroboree1881 1830 R. Dawson Present State Austral. 61 They began to corrobery, or dance. 1846 C. P. Hodgson Reminisc. Austral. 257 The mosquitoes from the swamps corroboreed with unmitigated ardour. 1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland (1882) 34 They had almost finished their meal before the new quart corroborreed. 1885 R. C. Praed Austral. Life 22 A scene of feasting and corroboreeing. 1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber ii. i. 251 There was little for the population to do save to eat, drink, laze away the hotter hours of the day, and ‘corroboree’ at night. 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