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bamp

bamp

1 9.9
A lively party with music and dancing
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : fiesta

Examples

  • After finals week, everyone was ready for a bamp to blow off steam.

  • The end-of-year bamp lasted well into the early morning hours.

  • We threw a huge bamp for her birthday at the beach.

  • We had a great bamp last night.

  • The bamp was so much fun!

  • The street festival turned into a real bamp, with music, dancing, and laughter all around.

  • Everyone was excited for the bamp celebrating the end of summer, where friends gathered to enjoy food and games.

  • At midnight, the bamp erupted with fireworks and cheers, marking the start of the New Year.

Synonyms

hop
vsbamp
  • Archaic
173 5.9

An informal dance party where popular music is played

is a general lively celebration not limited to dancing
bash
vsbamp
  • Informal
56 4.2

A lively party or celebration with many people

is a lively celebration but more neutral and less boisterous
bacchanal
vsbamp
  • NSFW
3 9.9

A wild party with a lot of drinking and loud, out-of-control behavior

is a lively celebration but without the extreme drunken or sexual excess
bacchanalia
vsbamp
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A wild party with a lot of drinking, dancing, and people having sex

is a lively celebration rather than a ritual of excess and licentiousness
pachanga
vsbamp
  • Informal
1 9.9

A lively informal party with music and dancing

is similar but broader than dance and music events
rave-up
vsbamp
  • UK
1 9.1

A lively noisy party with loud music and dancing

is lively too but usually less noisy and without all night dancing
bamboula
vsbamp
  • Literature
1 9.9

A lively gathering with African-style drums and dancing

is a general lively celebration without a specific cultural focus

How Lively

bamp
  • US
1 9.9
carnival
30 2.8
festival
178 1.0
party
1.0
gathering
203 1.0
meeting
1.0

Surface Forms

bamp singular
bamps plural

Etymology

The word bamp is easy to remember: think of bash, a 'big party', mixed with amp, short for 'amplifier' that makes music loud. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a party turned up loud, so bamp means a 'lively celebration'.