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
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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
corroborees
noun
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity quite a corroboree when Britain's royal couple paid a visit to Sydney Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- disturbances
- commotions
- stirs
- turmoils
- noises
- pandemoniums
- storms
- fusses
- fun
- furores
- ruckuses
- ados
- furors
- bustles
- ballyhoos
- shindies
- rackets
- hurricanes
- zoos
- rows
- shindys
- hurly-burlies
- clatters
- roars
- hubbubs
- alarums and excursions
- blathers
- hullabaloos
- hurlies
- moils
- rumpuses
- splores
- bobberies
- coils
- pothers
- williwaws
- hoo-hahs
- squalls
- stews
- welters
- uproars
- foofaraws
- clutters
- tumults
- ructions
- hurry-skurries
- hooplas
- whirls
- howls
- upheavals
- helter-skelters
- bothers
- flurries
- bluster
- eruptions
- cacophonies
- dins
- disorders
- outcries
- kerfuffles
- hoo-has
- hurry-scurries
- dos
- hubble-bubbles
- brawls
- outbreaks
- clamors
- do's
- fevers
- outbursts
- scuffles
- to-dos
- flutters
- hue and cries
- melees
- frays
- mêlées
- fracas
- tizzies
- fracases
- flare-ups
- lathers
- frets
- dithers
- hassles
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- tranquilities
- tranquillities
- hushes
- rests
- calms
- peaces
- quiets
- quietudes
- orders