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shivoo
(shi¦voo)
Pronunciation:
/ʃɪˈvuː/
noun
Australian
/
NZ
informal
,
dated
a party or celebration; a revel:
I need to buy a hat for the shivoo next weekend
Origin:
late 19th century
: from obsolete
shiveau
, of unknown origin
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