1.
[syn: gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jamboree
n 1: a gay festivity [syn: gala, gala affair, jamboree,
blowout]