First Known Use: 1559
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1carouse
noun ca·rouse \kə-ˈrau̇z\
Definition of CAROUSE
1
archaic : a large draft of liquor : toast
2
: a drunken revel
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Origin of CAROUSE
Middle French carrousse, from carous, adverb, all out (in boire carous to empty the cup), from German gar aus
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Rhymes with CAROUSE
2carouse
verb
: to drink alcohol, make noise, and have fun with other people
ca·rousedca·rous·ing
Full Definition of CAROUSE
intransitive verb
1
: to drink liquor freely or excessively
2
: to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior
transitive verb
obsolete : to drink up : quaff
— ca·rous·er noun
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First Known Use of CAROUSE
1566
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