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• jamboree — /jam beuh ree /, n. 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… …   Universalium

• agog — [15] Agog probably comes from Old French gogue ‘merriment’. It was used in the phrase en gogue, meaning ‘enjoying oneself’ (Randle Cotgrave, in his Dictionarie of the French and English tongues 1611, defines estre en ses gogues as ‘to be frolicke …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• jamboree — jam•bo•ree [[t]ˌdʒæm bəˈri[/t]] n. 1) a carousal; any noisy merrymaking 2) a festive gathering, often including speeches and entertainment 3) a large national or international gathering of the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts (disting. from camporee). • …   From formal English to slang

• jamboree — /dʒæmbəˈri / (say jambuh ree) noun 1. a large gathering or rally of Scouts, usually national or international. 2. a carousal; any noisy merrymaking. {apparently blend of jabber1 and French soirée, with m from jam1 crowd} …  

• agog — [15] Agog probably comes from Old French gogue ‘merriment’. It was used in the phrase en gogue, meaning ‘enjoying oneself’ (Randle Cotgrave, in his Dictionarie of the French and English tongues 1611, defines estre en ses gogues …   Word origins

• revelry — [rev′əl rē] n. pl. revelries [ME revelrie] reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity …   English World dictionary

• carnival — /ˈkanəvəl / (say kahnuhvuhl) noun 1. revelry and merrymaking, usually riotous and noisy, and accompanied by processions, etc. 2. a festive procession. 3. a fair or amusement show, especially one erected temporarily for a period of organised… …  

• revel — 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… …   Universalium

• mirth — mirth, glee, jollity, hilarity are comparable when they mean the mood or temper of a person or a group of persons manifesting joy or high spirits especially in laughter, play, or merrymaking. Mirth often implies lightness of heart and a love of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• revel — 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;… …   From formal English to slang

• revel — /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… …