- corrobboree
- n. Australian aborigines' festivity and dance; any noisy gathering; uproar.
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Corroboree — Cor*rob o*ree , n. [Also corrobboree, corrobori, etc.] [Native name.] 1. A nocturnal festivity with which the Australian aborigines celebrate tribal events of importance. Symbolic dances are given by the young men of the tribe, while the women… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corroboree — /keuh rob euh ree/, n. Australian. 1. an assembly of Aborigines typified by singing and dancing, sometimes associated with traditional sacred rites. 2. a social gathering, esp. of a boisterous nature. Also, corrobboree. [1793; < Dharuk ga ra ba… … Universalium
