A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.
synonyms: bacchanal, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia.
Roget 959:
drunkenness
etc.
adj.;
intemperance;
drinking
etc.
v.;
inebriety†,
inebriation;
ebriety†,
ebriosity†;
insobriety;
intoxication;
temulency†,
bibacity†,
wine bibbing;
comtation†,
potation;
deep potations,
bacchanals,
bacchanalia,
libations;
bender [U.S.].
oinomania†,
dipsomania;
delirium tremens;
alcohol,
alcoholism;
mania a potu [Fr.].
drink;
alcoholic drinks;
blue ruin [Slang],
grog,
port wine;
punch,
punch bowl;
cup,
rosy wine,
flowing bowl;
drop,
drop too much;
dram;
beer
etc.
(beverage)
298;
aguardiente†;
apple brandy,
applejack;
brandy,
brandy smash [U.S.];
chain lightning [Slang],
champagne,
cocktail;
gin,
ginsling†;
highball [U.S.],
peg,
rum,
rye,
schnapps [U.S.],
sherry,
sling [U.S.],
uisquebaugh [Ire.],
usquebaugh [Scot.],
whisky,
xeres†.
drunkard,
sot,
toper,
tippler,
bibber†,
wine-bibber,
lush;
hard drinker,
gin drinker,
dram drinker;
soaker [Slang],
sponge,
tun;
love pot,
toss pot;
thirsty soul,
reveler,
carouser,
Bacchanal,
Bacchanalian;
Bacchal†,
Bacchante†;
devotee to Bacchus†;
bum [U.S.],
guzzler,
tavern haunter.
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Dutch: bacchanaal, orgie, tuchtloosheid, lichtzinnigheid, frivoliteit, liederlijkheid, bandeloosheid, zedeloosheid, losbandigheid, saturnaliën