corroboree

See also: corroborée

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Dharug garabara.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kəˈɹɒbəɹi/

    Noun

    corroboree (plural corroborees)

    1. A nocturnal dance held by Aboriginal Australians, for social, celebratory or warlike purposes.
      • 1988, Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked, Angus & Robertson, published 2005, page 231:
        A hundred yards or so away the throaty beat of a didgeridoo drifted down from some ancient corroboree, a splendid accompaniment to the music of the night
    2. A song or chant made for such a festivity.
      • 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter IV, in Capricornia‎[1], page 52:
        He reached home, and lived long enough to hear the natives wailing in a Death Corroboree over his late comrade.
    3. Any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance.

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