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121sociality — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Association with others Nouns 1. sociality, sociability, sociableness, friendship, bonhomie; social intercourse, community; fellowship, fraternity, companionship, camaraderie; familiarity, intimacy;… …
122blowout — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The result of bursting] Syn. tear, break, puncture, rupture, leak, gap, seam, flat tire, flat*; see also hole 2 . 2. [*A celebration or party] Syn. riot, spree, bash*, binge*; see party 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1.… …
123shindig — (n.) dance, party, lively gathering, 1871, probably from shindy a spree, merrymaking (1821), perhaps from shinty, name of a Scottish game akin to hockey (1771), earlier shinny (see SHINNY (Cf. shinny) (n.)) …
124shindig — noun informal 1》 a large, lively party. 2》 a noisy disturbance or quarrel. Origin C19: prob. from shin and dig, influenced later by shindy …
125spree — n. (Colloq.) 1. Carousal, revel, revelry, revelling, jollification, bacchanals, saturnalia, debauch, compotation, wassail, orgies, carouse, cups, drinking bout. 2. Row, riot, disturbance, shindy …
126rough-and-tumble — 1. adjective rough and tumble play Syn: disorderly, unruly, boisterous, rough, riotous, rowdy, knockabout, noisy, loud 2. noun a political rough and tumble Syn: scuffle, fight, brawl, melee, free for all …
127fisticuff — n 1. blow, clout, thump, pelt, knock, rap, smack, slam, whack, bang, swipe, Sl. whang, Sl. shot; punch, hook, jab, thrust, lunge; pummel, thump, buffet, thwack. 2. fisticuffs boxing, prize fighting, pugilism; bout, event, fist fight, prize fight …
128hubbub — n uproar, din, brouhaha, clamor, blare, noise; racket, clatter, shivaree, charivari, Northeastern U.S. callithump; commotion, chaos, confusion, pandemonium, bedlam, upheaval, disorder; tumult, turmoil, turbulence, hullaballoo, Inf. bobbery;… …
