corroboree

American  

[kuh-rob-uh-ree] / kəˈrɒb ə ri /

Or corrobboree

noun

Australian.

1. an assembly of Aboriginal people typified by singing and dancing, sometimes associated with traditional sacred rites.

2. a social gathering, especially of a boisterous nature.

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corroboree British  

/ kəˈrɒbərɪ /

noun

1. a native assembly of sacred, festive, or warlike character

2. informal any noisy gathering

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Etymology

Origin of corroboree

First recorded in 1793, corroboree is from the Dharuk word ga-ra-ba-ra “dance”

Example Sentences

In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus.

From National Geographic

It shows in her laughter, a corroboree of chuckles, whinnies and convulsions.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the top of the banks above the wells was a beaten corroboree path, where the denizens of the desert have often held their feasts and dances.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

They will have a great corroboree to-morrow, and then you look out.

From Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter by Munro, Colin

"And what is your corroboree for, Jemmy?" enquired John.

From Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter by Munro, Colin