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   carouse

   /kəˈraʊz/

   verb

   • 1. drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way: "they danced and caroused until the drink ran out"

   noun

   • 1. a noisy, lively drinking party: "corporate carouses"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: originally as an adverb meaning ‘right out, completely’ in the phrase drink carouse, from German gar aus trinken; hence ‘drink heavily, have a drinking bout’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. carousal noun
   • 2. carouser noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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