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roister

rois·ter

UK/ˈɹɔɪstə/ US/ˈɹɔɪstɚ/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making

  • “They were out carousing last night”
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Origin

From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic.

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