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
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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
  • Mazeroski dashed around the bases, grinning and waving his cap, joined by celebrants from the stands who had rushed on to the field and followed him to home plate, where his teammates embraced him.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Mazeroski dashed around the bases, grinning and waving his cap, joined by celebrants from the stands who had rushed onto the field and followed him to home plate, where his teammates embraced him.
    Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • According to Courant reports, partygoers in 1998 began rioting in an off-campus parking lot.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
  • 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

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“Party animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20animal. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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