carousal

noun

ca·​rous·​al kə-ˈrau̇-zəl 

plural carousals

: a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse entry 2 sense 1

… the general was remarkably addicted to huge entertainments, or rather carousals …

—Washington Irving

He staged mockeries of religious ceremonies and his interminable drunken carousals became obligatory entertainment for many a weary guest.

—Richard Wortman

Synonyms

• bender
• binge
• bust
• carouse
• drunk
• jamboree
• spree
• toot
• wassail

Examples of carousal in a Sentence

came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1760, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

carousal

noun

ca·​rous·​al kə-ˈrau̇-zəl 

: carouse