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party animals

noun

plural of party animal
as in carousers

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  1. revelers
  2. partygoers
  3. celebrants
  4. partyers
Noun
  • In Kabul, during Eid, the streets and shops were choked with shoppers and revelers.
    — Rebecca Blumenstein, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Burning Man has only grown since, attracting hundreds of thousands if not millions of revelers across the decades.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of revelers
Noun
  • Sandwich partygoers can expect sweet and savory sandwich offerings from nearly 50 sandwich vendors.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sagal blew out the candles on her cake while partygoers watched with smiles on their faces.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 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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