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corroboree
cor·rob·o·ree C0661900 (kə-rŏb′ə-rē)n.1. An Australian Aboriginal dance festival held at night, especially in celebration of an important event.2. Australian a. A large, noisy celebration.b. A great tumult; a disturbance.
[From Dharuk garabari.]corroboree (kəˈrɒbərɪ) n1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a native assembly of sacred, festive, or warlike character2. informal any noisy gathering[C19: from a native Australian language]cor•rob•o•ree or cor•rob•bo•ree (kəˈrɒb ə ri)
n., pl. -rees. Australian. 1. an assembly of Aborigines typified by singing and dancing, sometimes associated with traditional sacred rites. 2. a boisterous social gathering. [1793; < Dharuk ga-ra-ba-ra dance] corroboree - A large, noisy gathering.See also related terms for noisy.Corroboree a hilarious assembly, based on the Australian dance, 1793.Examples: large chattering corrobories . . . of kingfishers, 1885; of lyrebirds, 1892.Translationscorroboree
corroboree Austral a native assembly of sacred, festive, or warlike character |