Carouse

/kəˈraʊz/ verb

To drink alcohol and celebrate with other people in a noisy, lively, and often unrestrained way.

From Middle High German 'gar aus' (right out, completely), likely reinforced by Dutch 'caroosen.' It emerged in the 16th century as sailors and merchants borrowed the term from German drinking customs, gradually entering English through trade and military contact.

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