jamboree
noun
jam·bo·ree
ˌjam-bə-ˈrē 
1
a
: a large festive gathering
b
: a national or international camping assembly of Boy Scouts
2
: a long mixed program of entertainment
3
: a noisy or unrestrained carouse
Examples of jamboree in a Sentence
he was a bit remorseful when he returned to the farm after his jamboree in town
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After launching as an annual event in 2018, the three-day jamboree has welcomed such headliners as Peso Pluma (2024), Rauw Alejandro (2024), Daddy Yankee (2022), Ozuna (2021), Bad Bunny and Cardi B (2019), and more.
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
The show is an immersive retrospective and jamboree of feeling, giggles and joy.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Again, these workshy layabouts take a day off, but the jamboree ends on New Year’s Day, with Brentford at home to Arsenal.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
This venue is an important center for traditional music and dance, hosting a Friday night jamboree every weekend since the 1980s.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
The show is an immersive retrospective and jamboree of feeling, giggles and joy.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Again, these workshy layabouts take a day off, but the jamboree ends on New Year’s Day, with Brentford at home to Arsenal.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
This venue is an important center for traditional music and dance, hosting a Friday night jamboree every weekend since the 1980s.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for jamboree
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jamboree. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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jamboree
noun
jam·bo·ree
ˌjam-bə-ˈrē
1
: a large festive gathering
2
: a national or international camping assembly of Boy Scouts
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