carousal means the state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Why this word is great
CAROUSAL — [Noun] A noisy, lively drinking party or bout of drunken revelry. From the verb carouse (meaning 'to engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering') + the noun-forming suffix -al, with possible later folk-etymological influence from the unrelated word carousel ('merry-go-round'). Unlike a carousel (a controlled, mechanical circuit for amusement) or a soirée (a refined evening gathering of polite conversation), a carousal is a deliberate, centrifugal descent into clamor. It is the sticky ring of ale on a scarred tavern table, the ragged harmony of a song roared past midnight, and the dizzy, collective sway of bodies surrendering to gravity and grain—a brief, bright rebellion against the sober order of days.
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- The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.“—The ſun vvas ſet—they had done their vvork; the nymphs had tied up their hair afreſh—and the ſvvains vvere preparing for a carouſal— […]”