corroboree
noun
cor·rob·o·ree kə-ˈrȯ-bə-rē 
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1
: a nocturnal festivity with songs and symbolic dances by which the Australian aborigines celebrate events of importance
2
Australia
a
: a noisy festivity
b
: tumult
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
- hoo-hah
- hoopla
- hubble-bubble
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- hurly
- hurly-burly
- hurricane
- hurry
- hurry-scurry
- 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
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
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. 
Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 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. Leanne Mirandilla, CNN, 2 July 2017 In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus. Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016
Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 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. Leanne Mirandilla, CNN, 2 July 2017 In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus. Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016 Word History
Etymology
Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) garaabara
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1
corroboree
noun
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity quite a corroboree when Britain's royal couple paid a visit to Sydney Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- commotion
- disturbance
- stir
- fuss
- hurry
- clatter
- turmoil
- noise
- fun
- storm
- shindy
- racket
- zoo
- hurricane
- bustle
- roar
- rumpus
- ruckus
- pandemonium
- hurly
- stew
- row
- coil
- furore
- pother
- hubbub
- hoopla
- splore
- squall
- ruction
- blather
- ado
- bobbery
- tumult
- hullabaloo
- uproar
- clutter
- bother
- ballyhoo
- foofaraw
- hoo-hah
- kerfuffle
- hurly-burly
- furor
- hoo-ha
- howl
- bluster
- welter
- whirl
- moil
- williwaw
- hubble-bubble
- alarums and excursions
- do
- hurry-skurry
- hurry-scurry
- flurry
- helter-skelter
- upheaval
- cacophony
- din
- outcry
- eruption
- to-do
- brawl
- flutter
- clamor
- outbreak
- unrest
- disorder
- scuffle
- outburst
- fever
- melee
- hue and cry
- fray
- fracas
- mêlée
- fret
- dither
- flare-up
- lather
- tizzy
- hassle
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rest
- hush
- peace
- stillness
- quiet
- tranquility
- tranquillity
- calm
- quietude
- order
- orderliness
- reinspiring
- reinspirited
- reinspiriting
- reinspirits
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- reinstallations
- reinstalled
- reinstaller
- reinstalling
- reinstalls
- reinstalments
- reinstate
- reinstated
- reinstatement
- reinstatements
- reinstates
- reinstating
- reinstation
- reinstations
- reinstators
- reinstitute
- reinstituted
- reinstitutes
- reinstituting