jamborees

Noun

jamboree (plural jamborees)

1. A boisterous or lavish celebration or party.
   • 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...1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), pages 244, 245
2. (dated, slang) A frolic or spree.
   • [']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.[']1898 August, Rudyard Kipling, “‘In Ambush’”, in Stalky & Co., London: Macmillan & Co., published 1899, →OCLC, page 4
3. (scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides.
   • The campfires provide enough plain old regular visible light to show this sorry affair for what it is: a bunch of demented Boy Scouts, a jamboree without merit badges or hygiene.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 243
4. In euchre: an undefeatable hand containing the five highest cards.

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