verb
carouse
Carouse (verb) means to take part in a lively, often drunken, party.
verb
1
To take part in a lively, often drunken, party.
"We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight."
"The prospect of two hundred (or more) loitering and carousing patrons streaming out of the club at 1 a.m. is profoundly disturbing to us."
— John Cronin, More To It Than Homophobia (1986)
2
To drink far more alcohol than is sensible.
"If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian’s."
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), which came from German gar aus (literally “all out, quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”). Compare German Garaus.
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What is the meaning of carouse?
"carouse" (verb) means to take part in a lively, often drunken, party.
What is another word for carouse?
Other words for "carouse" include roister, revel, riot.
What are the different meanings of carouse?
"carouse" has 2 main meanings: 1. To take part in a lively, often drunken, party; 2. To drink far more alcohol than is sensible.
