debauch
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- noun
- /dɪˈbɔːtʃ/
- NSFW
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debauche
- Charlie Wales returns to Paris, the scene of many a debauch in the 1920s, to reclaim his daughter from the fierce sister-in-law to whom he had been forced to surrender custody.
Examples
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I had envisioned a debauch so profligate that it might even include our reciting in unison the limerick beginning, "There was a young man from Rangoon."
Fiction book (1992) -
You can hardly expect unquestioning obedience... ...from last night's partner in a debauch.
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You took part in an unsavory debauch with the scum of the convict colony.
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You have disobeyed my orders, risked your life... plunged into some reckless debauch.
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The public takes its kings plain: rape, debauch, a suggestion of incestuous pedophilia, your multi-purpose depravity when all else fails.
Fiction book (1996) -
The city held a massive debauch celebration, with extravagant parties and endless drinks.
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Every summer, the community organizes a debauch filled with live music and revelry.
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His reputation was built on wild debauch parties that often lasted until dawn.
Synonyms
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A wild party where people drink a lot and have sex with many others
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A wild party with a lot of drinking and loud, out-of-control behavior
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A wild party with a lot of drinking, dancing, and people having sex
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A time of wild, noisy partying with much drinking and dancing
A loud party where people drink too much and act wild
A period of heavy drinking and dangerous behavior lasting hours or days
How Wild
Surface Forms
Etymology
Debauch comes from the French débaucher, where de- means 'away' and the verb once meant 'to lead away' from work or duty. That's why a debauch is a wild party of drinking and pleasure.