noisy festivity

  • 1corroboree — noun Etymology: Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) garaabara Date: 1811 1. a nocturnal festivity with songs and symbolic dances by which the Australian aborigines celebrate events of importance 2 …

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  • 2revel — reveler; esp. Brit., reveller, n. revelment, n. /rev euhl/, v., reveled, reveling or (esp. Brit.) revelled, revelling, n. v.i. 1. to take great pleasure or delight (usually fol. by in): to revel in luxury. 2. to make merry; indulge in boisterous… …

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  • 3revelry — n. Carousal, carouse, revel, riot, jollity, festivity, orgy, bacchanal, saturnalia, wassail, debauch, jollification, drinking bout, noisy festivity …

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  • 4revel — rev•el [[t]ˈrɛv əl[/t]] v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) to take great pleasure or delight (usu. fol. by in): to revel in luxury[/ex] 2) to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities 3) boisterous merrymaking or festivity;… …

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  • 5revel — /ˈrɛvəl / (say revuhl) verb (i) (revelled or, US, reveled, revelling or, US, reveling) 1. to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities. –noun 2. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry. 3. (often plural) an occasion of merrymaking or… …

  • 6Jollification — Jol li*fi*ca tion, n. [Jolly + L. ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] A merrymaking; noisy festivity. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] We have had a jollification or so together. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Revelry — Rev el*ry, n. [See {Revel}, v. i. & n.] The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling. [1913 Webster] And pomp and feast and revelry. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8jollification — noun A merrymaking; noisy festivity …

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  • 9jamboree — jam·bo·ree || ‚dʒæmbÉ™ rɪː n. riotous celebration, noisy festivity; international Boy Scout or Girl Scout rally …

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  • 10jamborees — jam·bo·ree || ‚dʒæmbÉ™ rɪː n. riotous celebration, noisy festivity; international Boy Scout or Girl Scout rally …

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