CAROUSAL

carouse, carousal, bender, toot, booze-up

(noun) revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

carousal (plural carousals)

A noisy feast or social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*rous"al, n. Etym: [See Carouse, but also cf. F. carrousel tilt.]

Definition: A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse. The swains were preparing for a carousal. Sterne.

Syn.

– Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See Feast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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