jamboree

English

Etymology

Unknown 19th-century American slang. Chosen by Baden-Powell in 1919 for use in the Scout Movement.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒæm.bəˈɹiː/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

jamboree (plural jamborees)

1. A boisterous or lavish celebration or party.
   • 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), pages 244, 245:

     George reeling quietly through the heavy revolving doors into this elderly place. To tip toe across the fat carpet and whisper boo at the reception desk.
     "Can I help you sir."
     Smith looking out at the eyes. Holding the counter with uncertain hands. Mouth opening and closing. Eyes fixed on all the hanging keys. To open doors. Shirl seems to stand somewhere behind this desk. With her unlit heart. However cold you get, remember me. Gripped in solitude. There can't be a jamboree all the time.

2. (dated, slang) A frolic or spree.
   • 1898 August, Rudyard Kipling, “‘In Ambush’”, in Stalky & Co., London: Macmillan & Co., published 1899, →OCLC, page 4:

     [']Chuck us down that net on top of the lockers, Stalky.' / 'That's all right. It's a collapsible jamboree, too. Beastly luxurious dogs these fags are. Built like a fishin'-rod.[']

     The word, describing a butterfly-net, appears to be used in the sense of gizmo or thingamajig.

   • W. A. Fraser

     A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree.

3. (scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides.
   • 2023 August 9, Raphael Rashid, “‘Worst nightmare’: South Korea mulls disastrous Scout jamboree”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     According to recent revelations, much of the jamboree’s 117.1bn won (£700,000) budget was spent on the operation of the organising committee, which seems to have included many lavish trips abroad, sometimes to countries such as Switzerland and Italy that have never hosted jamborees.

4. (card games) In euchre: an undefeatable hand containing the five highest cards.

Related terms

• jamborette

Translations

large party

• Bulgarian: празненство (bg) n (praznenstvo), веселие (bg) n (veselie)
• Finnish: kalaasi (fi)
• Georgian: წვეულება (c̣veuleba), ლხინი (lxini), ნადიმი (nadimi), ქეიფი (keipi)
• Hindi: [script needed] (jamawara)
• Italian: baldoria (it) f, "allegra (it) riunione (it) f"
• Spanish: fiesta grande f, fiestón

rally of Scouts or Guides

• Arabic: مخيم (muḵayyam)
• Belarusian: джамбары (džambary)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大露營 / 大露营 (dàlùyíng)

• Czech: jamboree
• Danish: jamboree
• Dutch: jamboree (nl)
• Esperanto: ĵamboreo (eo)
• Finnish: jamboree (fi)
• French: jamboree (fr) m
• German: jamboree
• Greek: τζάμπορι (tzámpori)
• Hebrew: ג׳מבורי (djamburi)
• Hungarian: dzsembori (hu)
• Indonesian: jambore (id)
• Italian: jamboree
• Japanese: ジャンボリー (janborī)
• Korean: 잼버리 (jaembeori)
• Malay: jambori
• Norwegian: jamboree
• Polish: jamboree (pl)
• Portuguese: jamboree (pt) m, jamboree (pt)
• Russian: джамбори (ru) (džambori)
• Spanish: jamboree
• Swedish: jamboree (sv)
• Thai: งานชุมนุม (ngaan-chum-num)
• Ukrainian: джемборі (džembori)
• Vietnamese: trại họp bạn

Finnish

Etymology

From English jamboree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑmboreː/, [ˈjɑ̝mbo̞re̞ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑmboreː
• Hyphenation^(key): jam‧bo‧ree

Noun

jamboree

1. jamboree (of Scouts)

Declension

Inflection of jamboree (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative		jamboree	jamboreet
genitive		jamboreen	jamboreiden jamboreitten
partitive		jamboreeta	jamboreita
illative		jamboreehen jamboreeseen	jamboreihin jamboreisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		jamboree	jamboreet
accusative	nom.	jamboree	jamboreet
	gen.	jamboreen
genitive		jamboreen	jamboreiden jamboreitten
partitive		jamboreeta	jamboreita
inessive		jamboreessa	jamboreissa
elative		jamboreesta	jamboreista
illative		jamboreehen jamboreeseen	jamboreihin jamboreisiin
adessive		jamboreella	jamboreilla
ablative		jamboreelta	jamboreilta
allative		jamboreelle	jamboreille
essive		jamboreena	jamboreina
translative		jamboreeksi	jamboreiksi
abessive		jamboreetta	jamboreitta
instructive		—	jamborein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jamboree (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jamboreeni jamboreeni accusative nom. jamboreeni jamboreeni gen. jamboreeni genitive jamboreeni jamboreideni jamboreitteni partitive jamboreetani jamboreitani inessive jamboreessani jamboreissani elative jamboreestani jamboreistani illative jamboreeheni jamboreeseeni jamboreihini jamboreisiini adessive jamboreellani jamboreillani ablative jamboreeltani jamboreiltani allative jamboreelleni jamboreilleni essive jamboreenani jamboreinani translative jamboreekseni jamboreikseni abessive jamboreettani jamboreittani instructive — — comitative — jamboreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jamboreesi jamboreesi accusative nom. jamboreesi jamboreesi gen. jamboreesi genitive jamboreesi jamboreidesi jamboreittesi partitive jamboreetasi jamboreitasi inessive jamboreessasi jamboreissasi elative jamboreestasi jamboreistasi illative jamboreehesi jamboreeseesi jamboreihisi jamboreisiisi adessive jamboreellasi jamboreillasi ablative jamboreeltasi jamboreiltasi allative jamboreellesi jamboreillesi essive jamboreenasi jamboreinasi translative jamboreeksesi jamboreiksesi abessive jamboreettasi jamboreittasi instructive — — comitative — jamboreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jamboreemme jamboreemme accusative nom. jamboreemme jamboreemme gen. jamboreemme genitive jamboreemme jamboreidemme jamboreittemme partitive jamboreetamme jamboreitamme inessive jamboreessamme jamboreissamme elative jamboreestamme jamboreistamme illative jamboreehemme jamboreeseemme jamboreihimme jamboreisiimme adessive jamboreellamme jamboreillamme ablative jamboreeltamme jamboreiltamme allative jamboreellemme jamboreillemme essive jamboreenamme jamboreinamme translative jamboreeksemme jamboreiksemme abessive jamboreettamme jamboreittamme instructive — — comitative — jamboreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jamboreenne jamboreenne accusative nom. jamboreenne jamboreenne gen. jamboreenne genitive jamboreenne jamboreidenne jamboreittenne partitive jamboreetanne jamboreitanne inessive jamboreessanne jamboreissanne elative jamboreestanne jamboreistanne illative jamboreehenne jamboreeseenne jamboreihinne jamboreisiinne adessive jamboreellanne jamboreillanne ablative jamboreeltanne jamboreiltanne allative jamboreellenne jamboreillenne essive jamboreenanne jamboreinanne translative jamboreeksenne jamboreiksenne abessive jamboreettanne jamboreittanne instructive — — comitative — jamboreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jamboreensa jamboreensa accusative nom. jamboreensa jamboreensa gen. jamboreensa genitive jamboreensa jamboreidensa jamboreittensa partitive jamboreetaan jamboreetansa jamboreitaan jamboreitansa inessive jamboreessaan jamboreessansa jamboreissaan jamboreissansa elative jamboreestaan jamboreestansa jamboreistaan jamboreistansa illative jamboreehensa jamboreeseensa jamboreihinsa jamboreisiinsa adessive jamboreellaan jamboreellansa jamboreillaan jamboreillansa ablative jamboreeltaan jamboreeltansa jamboreiltaan jamboreiltansa allative jamboreelleen jamboreellensa jamboreilleen jamboreillensa essive jamboreenaan jamboreenansa jamboreinaan jamboreinansa translative jamboreekseen jamboreeksensa jamboreikseen jamboreiksensa abessive jamboreettaan jamboreettansa jamboreittaan jamboreittansa instructive — — comitative — jamboreineen jamboreinensa

Further reading

• “jamboree”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɑ̃.bɔ.ʁi/, /ʒam.bɔ.ʁi/

Noun

jamboree m (plural jamborees)

1. jamboree

Further reading

• “jamboree”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jamboree.

Noun

jamboree f (plural jamboree)

1. jamboree

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	jamboree	jamboreea		jamboree	jamboreele
genitive-dative	jamboree	jamboreei		jamboree	jamboreelor
vocative	jamboree, jamboreeo			jamboreelor