jamboree English · revision 2185

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌdʒæm.bəˈɹiː/ ''(UK)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ An American English word of unknown origin.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) Barnhart suggests a coinage from ''jam'' on the pattern of ''shivaree'',^(Barnhart 1995) and Random House a blend of ''jabber'' and ''shivaree'' with the ''m'' of ''jam'' “crowd”.^(RHWU) Etymonline notes a minstrel song of 1850, ''Whoop, Jam-Bo-Ree'', by Dan Emmett.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A noisy revel; a carousal or spree (1868, originally US slang).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995) Merriam-Webster dates it to 1864, and Etymonline has the sense “drunken brawl” by 1858.^(MW Collegiate)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ By 1870 the word meant any party or merrymaking.^(Etymonline) It was chosen as the name of the 1920 International Rally of Boy Scouts,^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) and since then has been used of any large scout rally and of large festive gatherings in general.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) In euchre it was also a hand containing the five highest cards (1886).^(OED 1989)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1850 – ''Whoop, Jam-Bo-Ree'', a minstrel song.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1868 – a noisy revel or spree.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1886 – ''(euchre)'' a hand of the five highest cards.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1920 – a large international rally of Boy Scouts.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A noisy celebration or unrestrained carouse.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A large national or international gathering of Scouts or Guides.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A large festive gathering, as of a political party, often with speeches and entertainment.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[camporee]]

+ * [[shivaree]]

+ * [[jubilee]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}