carousal
- noun
- /kəˈraʊzəl/
- Archaic
:
fiesta
- Under the guise of "fishing excursions," groups of men from Baltimore and Washington would journey by boat to Tangier, most looking not for God, but for carousal.
Examples
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After a long week at work, they decided to have a carousal to celebrate the weekend with friends.
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For two or three months afterward, Yoshida noised it abroad that he was going to take the case to the district attorney, but one night, at a sake carousal, he shook hands with his adversaries.
Fiction book (2002) -
This stone was heavier than the other one, and the men were tired after their prior day's work and night of carousal.
Fiction book (1994) -
He kept himself aloof during our mad carousals, but he was always there to the last minute, smiling to himself, sitting a little to one side.
Fiction book (1995) -
The annual carousal included loud music, dancing, and plenty of laughter among the revelers.
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Everyone was invited to the carousal at the local pub, where drinks flowed freely and the atmosphere was lively.
Synonyms
9
6.1
Lively noisy party with drinking and dancing
5
6.3
A loud happy party with dancing and drinking
3
9.9
A wild party with a lot of drinking and loud, out-of-control behavior
1
9.9
A wild party with a lot of drinking, dancing, and people having sex
1
9.9
A lively drinking party where people celebrate
1
9.5
A noisy party where people drink a lot and have fun
1
9.0
A party where people drink a lot and have fun
A loud party where people drink too much and act wild
Antonyms
How Lively
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Carousal comes from the old verb carouse, which means 'to drink and party loudly'. One popular story says carouse comes from the German phrase gar aus meaning 'completely finished' — like finishing a drink — so a carousal is a noisy drinking party.