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cor·rob·o·ree | \ kə-ˈrȯ-bə-rē 
, -ˈrä- \
, -ˈrä- \Definition of corroboree
1 : a nocturnal festivity with songs and symbolic dances by which the Australian aborigines celebrate events of importance
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Synonyms for corroboree
Synonyms
- ado,
- alarums and excursions,
- ballyhoo,
- blather,
- bluster,
- bobbery,
- bother,
- bustle,
- clatter,
- clutter
- [chiefly dialect],
- coil,
- commotion,
- 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
Examples of corroboree in a Sentence
quite a corroboree when Britain's royal couple paid a visit to Sydney
Recent Examples on the Web In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus.
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Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, "How to Rescue These Adorable Tree Frogs," 7 Apr. 2016 The late Lin Onus's paintings depict water lilies -- the habitat of the southern corroboree frog, of which there are now fewer than 100 in the world.
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Leanne Mirandilla, CNN, "Indigenous art lights up the Sydney Opera House," 2 July 2017 In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus.
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Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, "How to Rescue These Adorable Tree Frogs," 7 Apr. 2016
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The first known use of corroboree was in 1811
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