party animals

noun

plural of party animal
as in carousers

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  1. revelers
  2. partygoers
  3. celebrants
  4. partyers
Noun
  • The movie played well at a packed Alice Tully Hall, and afterparty revelers were mildly upbeat.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The playful call-and-response tune about a curvy woman walking up Rampart Street on Mardi Gras originated in the 1940s with the Mardi Gras Indians (also called the Black Masking Indians), a group of Black Carnival revelers.
    — Tracy Teo, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of revelers
Noun
  • The partygoers then reconvened at a second location in Carolyn Crayton Park.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Sandwich partygoers can expect sweet and savory sandwich offerings from nearly 50 sandwich vendors.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of partygoers
Noun
  • Create pipelines that turn one-time celebrants into lifelong advocates.
    — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Once in the air conditioning, celebrants were treated to a drag bingo afternoon.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of celebrants
Noun
  • Now it was clogged with partiers.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Below him, drunken partiers are stumbling back from a day in the unrelenting sun at the MGM Grand’s pool, many of them carrying inflatable tubes, and nearly all in various stages of undress.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
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“Party animals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20animals. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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