shivoo

[shi-voo]

noun

Australian.

plural

shivoos 

1. a boisterous party or celebration.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shivoo¹

First recorded in 1885-90; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

They'll be sure to be here to-night at the shivoo, and as some of the boys are certain to be pretty groggy they might half-kill the whole gang.

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

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