corroboree
Americannoun
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an assembly of Aboriginal people typified by singing and dancing, sometimes associated with traditional sacred rites.
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a social gathering, especially of a boisterous nature.
noun
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a native assembly of sacred, festive, or warlike character
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informal any noisy gathering
Etymology
Origin of corroboree
First recorded in 1793, corroboree is from the Dharuk word ga-ra-ba-ra “dance”
Example Sentences
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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
Perhaps you don’t know what a corroboree is.”
From The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent by Thomas Wallace Knox
This alligator corroboree is generally indicative of a Boorah, or initiation ceremony, being near at hand.
From The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
Circling, at a good distance, the spot he is on, they corroboree round it.
From The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
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