carousals
Boisterous drinking bouts
Carousals are episodes of noisy, boisterous drinking and merrymaking.
The word suggests uninhibited revelry, often lasting late into the night: The neighbors complained about our carousals.
A carousal is rowdier than a party but less destructive than a bacchanal—drunken celebration with an edge of excess.
Extreme indulgence in vices
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
decadence · extravagance · overindulgence · licentiousness · profligacy · intemperance · gluttony · bacchanalia
Bout of excess
- boozingDrinking alcohol heavily
- tipplingDrinking habitually, casually
- imbibingAbsorbing liquids orally
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
libations · rounds · pub crawl · bar hopping · toasts · nightcaps · spirits · wassailing
debauchery
Extreme indulgence in vices
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- abandonLeave behind permanently
dissipation · decadence · extravagance · overindulgence · licentiousness · profligacy · intemperance · gluttony · bacchanalia · orgies
binge
Bout of excess
- boozingDrinking alcohol heavily
- tipplingDrinking habitually, casually
- imbibingAbsorbing liquids orally
intoxication · libations · rounds · pub crawl · bar hopping · toasts · nightcaps · spirits · wassailing · quaffing
revelry
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
feasting · drinking · toasting · banquets · galas · bashes · soirees · fiestas · jamborees · shindigs
carousalsabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
sobriety · temperance · fasts · teetotaling · moderation
carousalsfunerals
Rites for the deceased
vigils · mourning · lamentations · wakes · memorial services