Jamboree

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jamboree \Jam`bo*ree"\, n. [Etym. uncertain. Cf. {Jambone}.]
     1. A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree.
        [Slang] --Kipling.
  
              A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front
              of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on


              his jamboree.                         --W. A.
                                                    Fraser.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. a large festive gathering.
        [PJC]
  
     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.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jamboree
       n : a gay festivity [syn: {gala}, {gala affair}, {blowout}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "jamboree":
     Mardi Gras, Saturnalia, banquet, blowout, carnival, carouse,
     celebration, charivari, do, fair, feast, festival,
     festive occasion, festivity, fete, field day, fiesta, frolic, gala,
     gala affair, gala day, gathering, get-together, great doings,
     high jinks, jubilee, kermis, party, picnic, revelry, revels, spree,
     waygoose, wayzgoose
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Jamboree, KY
    Zip code(s): 41536