carouse

Definition

To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.

Etymology

From Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), from German gar aus (literally “all out, quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”). Compare German Garaus.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian’s."