roister

(roi'stər)
intr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

1. To engage in boisterous merrymaking; revel noisily.
2. To behave in a blustering manner; swagger.

[From obsolete roister, roisterer, probably from Old French rustre, ruffian, alteration of ruste, from Latin rūsticus, rustic. See rustic.]

roisterer rois'ter·er n.
roisterous rois'ter·ous adj.
roisterously rois'ter·ous·ly adv.

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verb

To behave riotously: carouse, frolic, revel, riot. Informal hell (around). Idioms: blow off steam, cut loose, kick over the traces, kick up one's heels, let go, let loose, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, raiseCainthe devilhell, whoop it up. See restraint/unrestraint.

IN BRIEF: One who engages in revelry without constraint.

The roisterer entertained the guests with ribald stories while consuming prodigious quantities of food.

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• Parties and Partying - roister: (vb) engage in noisy revelry and carousing

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skvaldre op, larme, støje

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstoorder

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire du tapage, faire la fête, se pavaner, crâner

Deutsch (German)
v. - krakeelen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γλεντώ, γλεντοκοπώ, ξεφαντώνω

Italiano (Italian)
far baldoria

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer barulho

Русский (Russian)
хвастаться, буянить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - andar de jarana, estar de juerga

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skräna, skrävla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
摆架子, 喝酒喧闹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 擺架子, 喝酒喧鬧

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 술 마시며 법석대다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 飲み騒ぐ, 威張りくさる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصخب, يقصف, يعربد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התהולל, הקים רעש‬

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