carousal

carouse +‎ -al

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹaʊzəl/

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• Rhymes: -aʊzəl

carousal (plural carousals)

1. A noisy feast or social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.

   Synonym: (dated) spree

   • 1848, John Cowen, The First and Last Days of Alcohol the Great, in the Empire of Nationolia, page 57:

     When Alcohol ursurps the throne, and Sober Rationality is ejected, every other consideration is lost; that of having a regular ‘spree’ alone prevails:—the excited passions proclaim for a grand carousal.

   • 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 207:

     The earth-spirit of Tema, who loved carousals, heard from afar the songs and laughter of the people on Nassau.