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English
Etymology
From Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), from German gar aus (literally “all out, quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”).[1] Compare German Garaus.
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Verb
carouse (third-person singular simple present carouses, present participle carousing, simple past and past participle caroused)
- (intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight.
- (intransitive or transitive) To drink to excess.
If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian’s.
1922, E R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros, London: Jonathan Cape, page 7:[…] the cup-bearers did fill great gems made in form of cups with ancient wine, and the Demons caroused to Lord Juss deep draughts in honour of this day of his nativity.
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To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering
Noun
carouse (plural carouses)
- A large draught of liquor.
1600, William Kempe, Kemps nine daies vvonder, pages 4–5:[…] therefore forward I went with my hey-de-gaies to Ilford, where I againe reſted, and was by the people of the towne and countrey there-about very very wel welcomed, being offred carowſes in the great ſpoon, one whole draught being able at that time to haue drawne my little wit drye; […]
c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Had our great Pallace the capacity
To Campe this hoaſt, we all would ſup together,
And drinke Carowſes to the next dayes Fate […]
1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued:[…] he hadde ſo many eyes watching ouer him, as he coulde not drinke a full Carouſe of Sacke, but the State was aduertised thereof, within few houres after.
- A drinking bout; a carousal.
1835, Richard Gooch, Oxford and Cambridge Nuts to Crack, page 25:PORSON […] would not only frequently “steal a few hours from the night,” but see out both lights and liquids, and seem none the worse for the carouse.
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