roisters

verb

present tense third-person singular of roister
as in wassails
to take part in drunken revelry the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling

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  1. drinks
  2. binges
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  • Nathan Fielder has taken on airline crashes, his fear of intimacy, and a man who drinks his grandson’s pee, but Elizabeth Holmes might be his most formidable opponent subject yet.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For just $5, keep everyone comfortable and drinks cool with the Caterer’s Corner Ice Bucket.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • At first, it was thought that over time, governments would want to allow growth to organically whittle down debt-to-income ratios, which is the ideal way to pay down massive peacetime spending and tax cut binges.
    — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Adulting right doesn’t mean giving up your late-night movie binges.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
Definition of binges
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“Roisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roisters. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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