Complete Definition of "corroboree"

English
Etymology
From Dharuk garabara.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��r�b�ri/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A nocturnal dance held by Australian Aborigines, for social, celebratory or warlike purposes.

#:*1988: 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 � Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked (Angus & Robertson 2005, p. 231)

  1. Any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance.

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