# carouse

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəˈɹaʊz/

## Definitions
1. To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
2. To drink to excess.

## Etymology
From Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), from German gar aus (literally “all out, quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”). Compare German Garaus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carouse