SPREE
ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
► ON A BAT on a drunken spree → 1975 US sl. (Bk.)
► ON A BEND on a drinking spree → 1887 sl.
► ON A BENDER on a drinking spree → 1845 sl., orig. US
► ON A BLIND on a drinking spree → 1917 Brit. sl.
► ON A BRANNIGAN on a drinking spree → 1927 Amer. dial.
► ON A LOOP on a drinking spree → 1920s US sl.
► ON A TEAR on a drinking spree → 1869 sl.
► ON A WHIZZER on a drinking spree → 1910 Amer. sl.
► ON THE BASH on a drinking spree → 1919 Sc. & NZ sl.
► ON THE BATTER on a drinking spree → 1839 sl.
► ON THE BEND on a drinking spree → 1887 sl.
► ON THE BOOZE on a drinking spree → 1850 sl.
► ON THE LARK playing about; on a spree → 1862 Amer. sl.
► ON THE MUDDLE on a spree → 1910s sl.
► ON THE PISS out drinking, usually with friends; on a drinking spree → 1910s sl.
► ON THE RACKET on a spree → 20C Aust. sl.
► ON THE RANDAN on the spree; on a carouse; drunk → 1764
► ON THE RANDY on a spree → M17 sl.
► ON THE RANT on the spree → 1880 Eng. dial.
► ON THE RAN-TAN out on a spree; drunk → M19 sl.
► ON THE RAZZLE out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp. while drinking freely; on the spree → L19 sl.
► ON THE RAZZLE-DAZZLE on a drunken spree → c1895 sl.
► ON THE SCOOT on a drinking spree → 1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
► ON THE SHICKER on a heavy drinking session → 1901 Aust. & NZ sl.
► ON THE SKITE on a drinking spree → 1869 Sc.
NOUNS
► BAMBACHE ► BAMBOCHE a social gathering at which there is considerable drinking; a drinking spree → 1944 Amer. dial.
► BASH a good time; a spree; a party → 1948 sl., orig. US
► BAT a drinking spree → 1848 sl., orig. US
► BATTER a spree → 1839 sl.
► BEER BLAST a raucous party, esp. one at which much liquor or beer is consumed; a drinking bout or binge → 1963 Amer. dial.
► BEND a drinking spree → 1887
► BENDER a bout of drinking; a spree; a riotous feast; often lasting several days and including random acts of excess, violence, etc. → 1827 US
► BIG OLD TIME an uproarious time; a spree → M19 US sl.
► BILGE a drinking spree; a binge → 1968 Amer. dial.
► BILLY a binge; a drinking spree → 1966 Amer. dial.
► BINGE a drinking spree → 1854 sl.
► BIT OF GIG a spree; a bit of fun → E19 sl.
► BLAST a raucous party, esp. one at which much liquor or beer is consumed; a drinking bout or binge → 1959 Amer. sl.
► BLIND a drinking spree → 1917 Brit. sl.
► BLOW a drinking spree → 1827 Amer. dial. arch.
► BLOW-IN a spree → 1975 US loggers’ usage (Bk.)
► BOOSE ► BOOZE a drinking spree → 1850 sl.
► BOOZEROO a drinking spree → 1943 NZ sl.
► BOOZE-UP a drinking spree → 1897 sl.
► BRANNIGAN a drinking spree → 1927 Amer. sl.
► BUM a debauch or spree ..1890 US colloq.
► BURST a prolonged bout of drunkenness; a spree → 1881 colloq.
► BUSTER a drinking spree; a reckless frolic → 1848 Amer. sl.
► CHIVOO a wild party; a celebration; a spree → 1889 Aust. colloq.
► DOWN-SITTING a sitting down to drink, a drinking bout → 1816 Sc.
► DRUNK a drinking spree → 1779
► FLARE a ‘drunk’, a spree → 1893 colloq. (Bk.)
► FLARE-OUT a spree → 1838 sl.
► FLARE-UP a spree → 1838 sl.
► FLUTTER a venture, a spree → c1870 colloq.
► FUDDLE a drunken bout; a spree → 19C sl.
► GALLIHOOT a spree → 1940s US sl.
► GOOI a fling, a spree, a party → 1940s S. Afr. sl.
► GUZZLE a drinking spree → E19
► HIGH a spree → 1893 Amer. dial.
► HIGH LONESOME a solo drinking spree → L19 US sl.
► HIGH OLD TIME, A a very enjoyable time; an uproarious time; a spree → 1858 sl.
► HIGH TIME an uproarious time; a spree → M19 US sl.
► JAG a drunken spree; a drinking binge → 1892 Amer. dial.
► JAMBOREE ► JIMBOREE a frolic; a spree → 1872 Amer. sl.
► JOLLY a good time; a spree; a party; a merry-making → 1905 colloq.
► JOLLY-UP a drinking bout, a spree → 1900s sl.
► LARK a frolicsome adventure; a spree; a piece of merriment or mischief; fun of any kind; a trick → 1802 colloq.
► LUSH a drinking spree → M19 sl.
► LUSHO a drinking spree → M19 sl.
► LUSH-OUT a drinking bout → 1823 Brit. sl.
► MARDLE a festive meeting; a drinking bout → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PISSER a really superb party or spree → M20 US sl.
► PISS-UP a drinking spree → 1952 sl.
► QUERANTE a spree → 1875 Eng. dial.
► RAMBLE a spree; a drinking bout → 1705 Sc.
► RAMP a spree, a boisterous good time → L19 sl.
► RANDAN n. a drunken carousal or riot; riotous or disorderly behaviour; a spree; a noisy merrymaking → c1710
► RANT a boisterous, riotous frolic or merrymaking; a spree → 1675 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► RAN-TAN a riot; a drinking bout; a spree → 1886 Eng. dial. & sl.
► RAZZLE-DAZZLE a frolic; a spree; riotous jollity → c1895 sl.
► REE-RAW ► RE-RAW a drinking bout; a noisy romp; a state of confusion; a disturbance, turmoil → 1854
► REVEL-ROUT a crowd or party of revellers; a company of spreesters; a mob, rabble → ?1655 arch.
► SANDY a drunken spree of which one has no memory → L19 US sl.
► SCOOT a drinking spree → 1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
► SCREED a drinking-bout; a revel → 1815 Sc.
► SCREED-O’-DRINK a drinking-bout; a revel → 1815 Sc.
► SESH a drinking spree → 1943 sl., orig. services’ usage
► SHINDY a party or gathering, esp. a noisy one with dancing; a spree, a frolic, a shindig → 1844 Amer. dial.
► SHIVOO a wild party; a celebration; a spree → 1889 Aust. colloq.
► SKITE a jollification, a spree, a binge → 1869 Sc.
► SOAK a drinking bout → 19C sl.
► SOUSE a drinking spree → 1903 US sl.
► TEAR a spree, esp. a drinking spree → 1869 sl.
► TOOT a spree, esp. of drinking → 1790 US sl.
► TWISTER a spree; a bender → 1940 US sl.
► WHING-DING ► WING-DING a drinking spree → 20C US
NOUNS – PERSON
► BLOW a person who goes on a drinking spree; an irresponsible person; one who spends much money on entertainment and nonessential items → 1850 US sl.
► HELLER someone on a spree → 1895 US sl.
► RACKETER a person who enjoys a hectic social life; one who indulges in noisy and riotous entertainments; a whoremonger or spreester ..1661
► RAGER a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour; someone on a spree → 1972 Aust., NZ., & US students’ sl.
VERBS
► GET A BAG ON to go on a drinking spree; to get drunk → 1940 US sl.
► GO ON A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree → c1815 colloq.
► GO ON THE BEND to go on the spree → 1887 sl.
► GO ON THE PISS to go on a heavy drinking spree → E20 Brit. sl.
► HAVE A BAG ON to go on a drinking spree; to be on a drunken spree; to be drunk → 1951 US sl.
► HAVE A CAN ON to go on a drinking spree; to get drunk → 1923 US sl.
► HAVE A JAG ON to be on a drinking spree → L17 sl.
► HAVE A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree → c1815 colloq.
► LARK to play, esp. the fool; to be mischievously merry; to go on the spree → 1813 colloq.
► LOOP to go on a drinking spree → 1920s US sl.
► PAINT THE PLACE RED to go on a spree → L19 sl., orig. US
► PAINT THE TOWN PINK to go on a modest spree → 1900s sl., orig. US
► PAINT THE TOWN RED to go on a drinking spree; to celebrate wildly → 20C US colloq.
► RANDY to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl → 1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► RIG to go on a spree → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► TAKE A FLIER ► TAKE A FLYER to go out on a spree → M19 sl.
► TAKE A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree → c1815 colloq.
► TIE A BAG ON to go on a drinking spree; to get drunk → 1940 US sl.
► TIE A CAN ON to go on a drinking spree; to get drunk → 1951 US sl.
► TIE ONE ON to get drunk; to go on a spree → 1940 US sl.