# jamboree
## English
### Etymology

Unknown 19th-century American slang. Chosen by Baden-Powell in 1919 for use in the Scout Movement.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌdʒæm.bəˈɹiː/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

jamboree (plural jamborees)
* A boisterous or lavish celebration or party.
** 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), pages 244, 245: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 hanging keys. To open doors. Shirl seems to stand somewhere behind this desk. With her unlit heart. However cold you get, remember me. Gripped in solitude. There can't be a jamboree all the time.
* (dated, slang) A frolic or spree.
** 1898 August, Rudyard Kipling, “‘In Ambush’”, in Stalky & Co., London: Macmillan & Co., published 1899, →OCLC, page 4:[']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.[']The word, describing a butterfly-net, appears to be used in the sense of gizmo or thingamajig.
** W. A. Fraser
    A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree.
* (scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides.
** 2023 August 9, Raphael Rashid, “‘Worst nightmare’: South Korea mulls disastrous Scout jamboree”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:According to recent revelations, much of the jamboree’s 117.1bn won (£700,000) budget was spent on the operation of the organising committee, which seems to have included many lavish trips abroad, sometimes to countries such as Switzerland and Italy that have never hosted jamborees.
* (card games) In euchre: an undefeatable hand containing the five highest cards.

#### Related terms

* jamborette

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From English jamboree.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑmboreː/, [ˈjɑ̝mbo̞re̞ː]
* Rhymes: -ɑmboreː
* Hyphenation: jam‧bo‧ree

### Noun

jamboree
* jamboree (of Scouts)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of jamboree (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamboreeni
jamboreeni
accusative
nom.
jamboreeni
jamboreeni
gen.
jamboreeni
genitive
jamboreeni
jamboreideni jamboreitteni
partitive
jamboreetani
jamboreitani
inessive
jamboreessani
jamboreissani
elative
jamboreestani
jamboreistani
illative
jamboreeheni jamboreeseeni
jamboreihini jamboreisiini
adessive
jamboreellani
jamboreillani
ablative
jamboreeltani
jamboreiltani
allative
jamboreelleni
jamboreilleni
essive
jamboreenani
jamboreinani
translative
jamboreekseni
jamboreikseni
abessive
jamboreettani
jamboreittani
instructive
comitative
—jamboreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamboreesi
jamboreesi
accusative
nom.
jamboreesi
jamboreesi
gen.
jamboreesi
genitive
jamboreesi
jamboreidesi jamboreittesi
partitive
jamboreetasi
jamboreitasi
inessive
jamboreessasi
jamboreissasi
elative
jamboreestasi
jamboreistasi
illative
jamboreehesi jamboreeseesi
jamboreihisi jamboreisiisi
adessive
jamboreellasi
jamboreillasi
ablative
jamboreeltasi
jamboreiltasi
allative
jamboreellesi
jamboreillesi
essive
jamboreenasi
jamboreinasi
translative
jamboreeksesi
jamboreiksesi
abessive
jamboreettasi
jamboreittasi
instructive
comitative
—jamboreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamboreemme
jamboreemme
accusative
nom.
jamboreemme
jamboreemme
gen.
jamboreemme
genitive
jamboreemme
jamboreidemme jamboreittemme
partitive
jamboreetamme
jamboreitamme
inessive
jamboreessamme
jamboreissamme
elative
jamboreestamme
jamboreistamme
illative
jamboreehemme jamboreeseemme
jamboreihimme jamboreisiimme
adessive
jamboreellamme
jamboreillamme
ablative
jamboreeltamme
jamboreiltamme
allative
jamboreellemme
jamboreillemme
essive
jamboreenamme
jamboreinamme
translative
jamboreeksemme
jamboreiksemme
abessive
jamboreettamme
jamboreittamme
instructive
comitative
—jamboreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamboreenne
jamboreenne
accusative
nom.
jamboreenne
jamboreenne
gen.
jamboreenne
genitive
jamboreenne
jamboreidenne jamboreittenne
partitive
jamboreetanne
jamboreitanne
inessive
jamboreessanne
jamboreissanne
elative
jamboreestanne
jamboreistanne
illative
jamboreehenne jamboreeseenne
jamboreihinne jamboreisiinne
adessive
jamboreellanne
jamboreillanne
ablative
jamboreeltanne
jamboreiltanne
allative
jamboreellenne
jamboreillenne
essive
jamboreenanne
jamboreinanne
translative
jamboreeksenne
jamboreiksenne
abessive
jamboreettanne
jamboreittanne
instructive
comitative
—jamboreinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamboreensa
jamboreensa
accusative
nom.
jamboreensa
jamboreensa
gen.
jamboreensa
genitive
jamboreensa
jamboreidensa jamboreittensa
partitive
jamboreetaan jamboreetansa
jamboreitaan jamboreitansa
inessive
jamboreessaan jamboreessansa
jamboreissaan jamboreissansa
elative
jamboreestaan jamboreestansa
jamboreistaan jamboreistansa
illative
jamboreehensa jamboreeseensa
jamboreihinsa jamboreisiinsa
adessive
jamboreellaan jamboreellansa
jamboreillaan jamboreillansa
ablative
jamboreeltaan jamboreeltansa
jamboreiltaan jamboreiltansa
allative
jamboreelleen jamboreellensa
jamboreilleen jamboreillensa
essive
jamboreenaan jamboreenansa
jamboreinaan jamboreinansa
translative
jamboreekseen jamboreeksensa
jamboreikseen jamboreiksensa
abessive
jamboreettaan jamboreettansa
jamboreittaan jamboreittansa
instructive
comitative
—jamboreineen jamboreinensa :

### Further reading

* “jamboree”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒɑ̃.bɔ.ʁi/, /ʒam.bɔ.ʁi/

### Noun

jamboree m (plural jamborees)
* jamboree

### References

* ↑ Dictionnaire français-anglais Larousse
* ↑ Le Robert Micro, Édition Poche, 1998

### Further reading

* “jamboree”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French jamboree.

### Noun

jamboree f (plural jamboree)
* jamboree