jamborees
/ˌdʒæmbəˈriːz/
NOUN
1. Boisterous and lavish celebrations
Lively, exuberant, and often extravagant parties or celebrations characterized by enthusiastic enjoyment, social gatherings, entertainment, and merrymaking.
1.1. Wild parties and excessive revelry
Used to describe exuberant celebrations involving uninhibited partying, excessive drinking, indulgence, and prolonged merrymaking.
Synonyms
- bacchanalia
- benders
- bibberies
- binges
- blowouts
- busts
- carousals
- carouses
- drunks
- inebriations
- inebrieties
- intoxications
- jags
- keg parties
- keggers
- orgies
- revelries
- revels
- sprees
- toots
- wassails
Antonyms
- sobrieties
- abstinences
- restraints
- moderations
Examples
- The town's annual jamborees attracted crowds eager to enjoy music, dancing, and festivities.
- Their weekend jamborees often continued until the early hours of the morning.
- The wealthy aristocrats were famous for hosting extravagant jamborees filled with food, music, and revelry.
- The college students organized several wild jamborees during their summer break.
Related Words
- debauchery
- intoxication
- inebriation
- drunkenness
- overindulgence
- carousing
- merrymaking
- excess
- dissipation