corroboree

cor·rob·o·ree

noun \kə-ˈrȯ-bə-rē, -ˈrä-\

Definition of CORROBOREE

1

: a nocturnal festivity with songs and symbolic dances by which the Australian aborigines celebrate events of importance

2

Australian a : a noisy festivity b : tumult

Examples of CORROBOREE

1. <quite a corroboree when Britain's royal couple paid a visit to Sydney>

Origin of CORROBOREE

Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) garaabara

First Known Use: 1811

Related to CORROBOREE

Synonyms: ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, commotion [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo

Related Words: cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roar; disorder, unrest, upheaval; eruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst; brawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee (also mêlée), scuffle; dither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility); order, orderliness

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