raver
Electronic music enthusiast
A raver is someone who attends raves—all-night dance parties featuring electronic music, often held in warehouses or outdoor venues.
The term emerged in the late 1980s with rave culture and carries associations with techno, ecstasy, glow sticks, and marathon dancing: The ravers didn't leave until sunrise.
More loosely, raver can describe anyone who parties hard or with abandon.
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- afterhoursPast closing time
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
DJ · headliner · dancefloor · speaker · sound system · strobe · lasers · fog machine
Electronic dance genre
- houseResidential building
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- dubstepBass-heavy electronic dance music
- EDMBeat-driven club genre
drum and bass · hardstyle · psytrance · gabber · breakbeat · acid · jungle · hardcore
Below ground or countercultural
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- illegalForbidden by statute
- sound systemAudio playback equipment
- afterpartyGathering following main event
scene · crew · tribe · massives · old school · acid house
Inert illuminating element
- platform shoesShoes with elevated soles
- pacifierInfant sucking device
- glowsticksPortable chemical luminescence
- fishnetsMesh for catching seafood
bodypaint · face gems · goggles · tutus · reflective · beads
clubbing
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- afterhoursPast closing time
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
nightclub · DJ · headliner · dancefloor · speaker · sound system · strobe · lasers · fog machine · VIP
techno
Electronic dance genre
- houseResidential building
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- dubstepBass-heavy electronic dance music
EDM · drum and bass · hardstyle · psytrance · gabber · breakbeat · acid · jungle · hardcore · electro
underground
Below ground or countercultural
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- illegalForbidden by statute
- sound systemAudio playback equipment
afterparty · scene · crew · tribe · massives · old school · acid house
neon
Inert illuminating element
- platform shoesShoes with elevated soles
- pacifierInfant sucking device
- glowsticksPortable chemical luminescence
fishnets · bodypaint · face gems · goggles · tutus · reflective · beads
bliss
Perfect, serene felicity
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- elationIntense triumphant joy
serotonin · endorphins · rush · peak · drop · comedown · rolling · vibing · energy · connection
shuffle
Randomize by mixing
tutting · gloving · shuffling · hardstyle · cypher · freestyle · stomping · flowing · lightshow
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
- music fansmetalhead, audiophiles, concertgoer, superfans, superfan
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
- Music Scenespunk, goth, emo, grunge, hippie
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
raverwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
introvert · homebody · loner · shrinking violet · hermit
raverstraight edge
Unbent measuring tool
square · puritan · teetotaler · abstainer · homebody
- stark raving madUtterly, wildly insane
- ranting and ravingAngry, prolonged verbal outburst
- rave reviewsHighly positive critiques
- rant and raveExpress anger theatrically
- ranted and ravedSpoke angrily at length
- rave cultureElectronic dance music subculture
rave, unravel, raving, ravenous, raves, ravishing, raved, unraveling, unraveled