corroboree

See also: corroborée

English

Alternative forms

• corrobboree, corrobori, corrobory

Etymology

From Dharug garabara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈɹɒbəɹi/

Noun

corroboree (plural corroborees)

1. A nocturnal dance held by Australian Aborigines, 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.

Derived terms

• corroboree frog