Word of the Day - 11/13/25
carouse
/kə'raʊz/(v.): engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
After their big win, the team decided to carouse all night, celebrating their victory with much noise and drink.
(n.): revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
The festival culminated in a grand carouse, where villagers shared stories and drank traditional beverages late into the evening.
Word Origin
The word 'carouse' originates from the French 'carrousse', which came from the German drinking toast 'gar aus!', meaning 'all out!' or 'empty the cup completely'. It was a call to drink a glass dry. The German phrase is composed of 'gar' meaning 'all, quite, thoroughly' and 'aus' meaning 'out'.
The German word 'aus' is a cognate of the English word 'out'. The German word 'gar' is related to the archaic English word 'yare', meaning 'ready' or 'prepared', though the connection to 'carouse' is primarily through the 'all out' drinking sense.