Rave

  • 131rave-up — n British a wild party, dance or occasion of aban doned behaviour. A usage originating in bohemian circles in the late 1950s. In the early 1960s the word was taken up by mods and shortly thereafter by the media and the older generation, who still …

    Contemporary slang

  • 132rave — reɪv n. enthusiastic appraisal, extremely positive review or critique v. speak deliriously, talk frantically; rage, blow or crash violently (about weather, ocean waves, etc.) adj. enthusiastic; of trend; of crazy or wild talk …

    English contemporary dictionary