carouse

/kəˈraʊz/

Other forms: carousing; caroused; carouses

Carouse means to drink a lot of alcohol and behave in a loud, exuberant way. The neighbors will not appreciate it if you and your friends carouse in the backyard until dawn.

Carouse comes from the German gar aus trinken meaning “all out," “drain the cup” or “drink up.” The English adopted the word in the 16th century, and it came to mean “sitting around drinking until closing time.” A noisy drinking party is sometimes called a carouse.

Definitions of carouse

1. verb

   celebrate or enjoy something in a noisy or wild way
   “They were out carousing last night”

   synonyms: riot, roister

   type of:

   jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up

   celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
2. noun

   revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
   synonyms: bender, booze-up, carousal, toot

   type of:

   revel, revelry

   unrestrained merrymaking