rager

English

Etymology

From rage +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɚ/

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Noun

rager (plural ragers)

1. (uncommon) One who rages.
   • 2005, Paul Blum, Teacher's Guide to Anger Management, page 51:

     Ragers are feared and detested by teachers for their potential to destroy a lesson.

2. (slang, US, Australia, New Zealand) A boisterous and out of control party.
   • 2016 December 7, Peter Debruge, “Film Review: 'Office Christmas Party'”, in Variety (magazine)‎, Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-15:

     Clearly, the kernel of inspiration behind this whole out-of-control rager was nostalgia for less politically correct times.

   • 2022 March 17, Julissa James, “Inside most legendary streetwear brand party in Los Angeles”, in Los Angeles Times‎, Los Angeles, L.A.: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-07:

     Part of the Born X Raised story, almost unintentionally, has become their big — and growing only bigger — ragers.

   • 2022 June 10, “Canada’s housing frenzy was the party of all parties. Get ready for a hangover”, in The Globe and Mail‎, Toronto, O.N.: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-29:

     Experts urged interventions to break the fever, but unlike the last mini-mania, in 2016-17, policy makers pretty much did nothing while the Bank of Canada, understandably concerned about the pandemic-beset economy, made sure money stayed cheap. The house party kept on partying. It was a rager, and no one called the cops.

   • 2022 June 22, Selim Algar, “Incensed owner of $8M Florida mansion ransacked by teens wants them prosecuted”, in New York Post‎, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-07-03:

     The homeowner theorized that the intruders saw that the house was up for sale and targeted it for their rager.

3. (slang) A raging erection; a massive erection of the penis.

Derived terms

References

• Jonathon Green (2024) “rager n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Anagrams

• Grear, gerra

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːɣər/,

Verb

rager

1. present tense of rage

Dutch

Etymology

From rageren (“to brush”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “check, please: is it from ragen or rageren?”)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːɣər
• IPA^(key): /raːɣər/, /raːxər/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ger

Noun

rager m (plural ragers, diminutive ragertje n)

1. interdental brush

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

rager

1. to rage

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written rage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

• enragé
• rage
• rageur

Further reading

• “rager”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• garer