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Examples
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They'll be sure to be here to-night at the shivoo, and as some of the boys are certain to be pretty groggy they might half-kill the whole gang.
Tom Gerrard Louis Becke 1884
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And I'll come to the shivoo myself, and eat some of my own beef.
Tom Gerrard Louis Becke 1884
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You see, I arranged to give a sort of a shivoo as soon as the cattle got here, and I had killed and dressed a couple of beasts. "
Tom Gerrard Louis Becke 1884
lkiser commented on the word shivoo
shivoo (ʃɪˈvuː)
Definitions from Collins dictionary
noun
(Australian, dialect)
a party or social gathering
a rowdy event or disturbance
March 20, 2014
ry commented on the word shivoo
nice! possibly related to / derived from shivaree?
Also, happy anniversary! (your last comment was a year and a day ago)
March 20, 2014
bilby commented on the word shivoo
Hmmm, I've never heard it, though sounds plausible.
March 20, 2014
bilby commented on the word shivoo
Derivation possibly from charivari via shivaree.
January 24, 2016