carousals

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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Noun
  • This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.
    Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
  • All of us kept an eye out for drunks, who tipped better.
    Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.
    Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • This is also the kind of transit that inspires spontaneous wellness kicks, organization sprees or maybe even a standing desk purchase.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • That total wasn’t built on epic reading binges or monastic retreats.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Fiedler, who was the co-Continental League Player of the Year along with Chaparral's All-Colorado junior guard Luke Howery, had his scoring binges fueled by his ability to draw fouls.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Carousals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carousals. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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