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English
Etymology
carouse + -al
Pronunciation
Noun
carousal (plural carousals)
- 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.
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