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party-animal

party-animal is the alternative spelling of party animal.

Meaning of party animal

Noun

party animal (plural party animals)

  1. (idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.
    • . . . Tad Allagash, a stripling adman and Manhattan party animal with inexhaustible supplies of Bolivian Marching Powder (coy for cocaine).1987 October 19, R. Z. Sheppard, “Yuppie Lit: Publicize or Perish”, in TIME, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2008

Forms of party-animal

pluralparty-animals

Questions about party-animal

What is party-animal the alternative spelling of?
Party-animal is the alternative spelling of party animal.

Words near party-animal in the dictionary

  1. party whips
  2. party wipe
  3. party wipes
  4. party woman
  5. party women
  6. party-animal
  7. party-animals
  8. party-coated
  9. party-colored
  10. party-coloured
  11. party-crasher

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