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Jamboree   Listen
noun
Jamboree  n.  
1.
A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree. (Slang) "A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree."
2.
A large festive gathering.
3.
An assembly of boy scouts, usually at the national or international level, including camping among the activities; a term adopted by the Boy Scouts organization.





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"Jamboree" Quotes from Famous Books



... rest, judging by the deference and courtesy they showed him above what existed among themselves, and he, amiable and pleasant always, laughed good-naturedly at their words of praise, and little insinuations of assumed jealousy. They had come down to this quiet village on a "jamboree," and we all know more or less what students mean by that. It would be both unnecessary and uninteresting however to give an account in detail of these young fellows' adventures during their sojourn in the country; that part alone which affects ...
— Honor Edgeworth • Vera
... isn't up yet. He was ashore on a jamboree last night. You'll see him walking up and down the poop when he's hopped out of his bunk ...
— Tramping on Life - An Autobiographical Narrative • Harry Kemp
... a little jamboree. I'm breaking out some alkite and meat; make a big fire outside and dig some barbecue pits. Go ahead—out of here! But wait: ...
— Hawk Carse • Anthony Gilmore
... not altogether approvingly. "It's easy to understand," said he. "All these people at the trading-posts wait for the boat to come. It's their big annual jamboree, I suppose. There's many a bottle of alcohol that's gone up the hill since this boat landed, I can promise you that; and it's alcohol they drink up here. Some one gets most of the Scotch whisky before it gets ...
— Young Alaskans in the Far North • Emerson Hough


Words linked to "Jamboree" :   gala affair, blowout, celebration


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