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shivoo

American  
[shi-voo] / ʃɪˈvu /

noun

Australian.
  • shivoos
    plural
  1. a boisterous party or celebration.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of shivoo

First recorded in 1885-90; origin uncertain


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And I'll come to the shivoo myself, and eat some of my own beef.

From Tom Gerrard by Louis Becke

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