orgies

Noun

orgy (plural orgies)

1. (originally) A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).
   • Human sacrifices of a definitely black magical order took place at the tomb of Osiris, while similar orgies with human victims were performed at Heliopolis.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 39
2. A gathering of people to engage in group sex.

   Synonyms:

   fuckfest

3. An instance or period of excessive indulgence in a specified activity; spree.
   • The amount of drink required also surprised me. I arranged for what I thought we should need for ourselves, and then Mr Goyles spoke up for the crew. I must say that for him, he did think of his men.
     ’We don’t want anything in the nature of an orgy, Mr Goyles,’ I suggested.
     ’Orgy!’ replied Mr...1900, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men on the Bummel