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jamboree

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jam⋅bo⋅ree

  [jam-buh-ree]
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–noun
1. a carousal; any noisy merrymaking.
2. a large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment.
3. a large gathering of members of the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, usually nationwide or international in scope (distinguished from camporee ).
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; appar. b. jabber and shivaree, with m from jam 1 crowd
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jam·bo·ree   (jām'bə-rē')   
n.  

  1. A noisy celebration.

  2. A large assembly, often international, especially of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.

  3. A mass gathering or assembly, as of a political party or association.


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Word Origin & History

jamboree 
1868, Amer.Eng., perhaps from jam (n.) on pattern of shivaree. For the second element, Weekley suggestsFr. bourree, a kind of rustic dance. Klein thinks the whole thing is of Hindu origin. Name given to 1920 International Rally of Boy Scouts, and used subsequently by them.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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