party animal

noun

: a person known for frequent often wild partying

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The main character of an upcoming DC Universe movie, Kara is the extraterrestrial cousin to Superman, rightful owner of the wily super-dog Krypto — and, as the Man of Steel and his robot friend Four (voiced by Alan Tudyk) establish, a party animal. Jack Smart, People.com, 11 July 2025 The original film followed a group of high schoolers who find an unlikely, intergenerational friend in Sue Ann Ellington, a lonesome veterinarian and devoted party animal played by Spencer. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 June 2025 What was once a misunderstood creature trying to find his own identity has morphed into a party animal who wouldn’t be out of place in a frat house. Barry Levitt, Time, 21 May 2025 Since then, thousands of party animals have flocked to Lake Boca Raton's shoulder-length deep waters. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for party animal

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of party animal was in 1982

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“Party animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/party%20animal. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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