party animal

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Recent Examples of party animal Roman mythology had Pan, a big fat party animal and actually pretty fun goat-guy. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 However, Marshall says its new party animal is more than just a pretty face thanks to an IP54 rating that protects against dust and water. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Thomas Nast, perhaps the most famous political cartoonist in our history, was responsible for the popularity of two party animals. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025 If your inner party animal is in hibernation, here are some gentler routes to take. Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for party animal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for party animal
Noun
  • Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.
    Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Some Valentine's Day celebrants in metro Phoenix's northwest Valley will have to waltz around traffic closures.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • No one — well, no habitué — is surprised when a meal is interrupted by street musicians or others, hired by celebrants to add extra fizz to someone’s special occasion.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Marinho and other partygoers waved white ribbons and sang a song in a tribute to Orelha, a dog that was killed in southern Brazil in January in a case that caused national rage.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The partygoers don’t really know how to react until Stab interrupts the performance to choke Kid out, and then everyone becomes horrified.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026

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“Party animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20animal. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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