carousal

Etymology

carouse + -al

noun

1. A noisy feast or social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.
   When Alcohol ursurps the throne, and Sober Rationality is ejected, every other consideration is lost; that of having a regular ‘spree’ alone prevails:—the excited passions proclaim for a grand carousal. 1848, John Cowen, The First and Last Days of Alcohol the Great, in the Empire of Nationolia, page 57
   The earth-spirit of Tema, who loved carousals, heard from afar the songs and laughter of the people on Nassau. 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 207