carousals

noun

plural of carousal
as in drunks
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends

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  1. drunks
  2. sprees
  3. binges
Noun
  • Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
Definition of drunks
Noun
  • Anthropic, Meta and Google have since reported similar autonomous hacking sprees.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, every day, SNAP theft sprees keep popping up in new corners of the country.
    — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sprees
Noun
  • Sprawling suburbs leave little room for walkable hubs while endless screen time – from TikTok scrolling to Netflix binges – has replaced real-world connection.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The post-pandemic YOLO spending binges have given way to micro-indulgences.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of binges
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“Carousals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carousals. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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