The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112179   Message #2372619
Posted By: GUEST,.gargoyle
23-Jun-08 - 01:50 PM
Thread Name: 'Whip Jamboree' (a.k.a. 'The Peacock')
Subject: RE: Folklore: 'Whip Jamboree' (a.k.a. 'The Peacock
JAMBOREE

Lighter - RHDHASlang p 248 attributes n. [orig. unkn,; earlier (1864) as a term in euchre and later a "boisterous celebration. Next reference is 1868.

RHDAE - has no historical origin but suggests [appar. b. JABBER and SHIVAREE, with modification of from JAM CROWD - Crowds jam the doors.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle