Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Participation in festive activities.
- noun A festivity; a revelry.
- noun Festive activities.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Producing mirth or sport.
- noun The act of making merry; a convivial entertainment; a gay festival.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.
- noun The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
joyful festivities , especially as acelebration
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
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Examples
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In such a merrymaking was the community which surrounded the high school at Dexter engaged when the incident occurred which opened Fred's eyes to his own state.
The Uncalled A Novel Paul Laurence Dunbar 1889
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The Herald said the day would be marked by "merrymaking" on the theme of "conquest and consolidation in the new era."
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Needless to say, pictures of any readers sledging, frolicking, or indulging in any kind of merrymaking in the white stuff will be warmly received - again you can get me on twits
The Guardian World News Adam Gabbatt 2010
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"merrymaking" goes, from what I saw the Pakistanis firmly believed in no sex before marriage, but as much extramartial sex as possible after marriage.
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"merrymaking" There will be a list of people and it isn't just a couple it is usually several men and a number of women who I suspect are prostitutes.
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Students from Trinity College in Connecticut arrived today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on a missionary trip to proselytize Arabic people and Muslim devotees to the ways of Irish-themed merrymaking.
Pablo Andreu: St. Patty's Evangelists Arrive in Middle East Pablo Andreu 2011
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Students from Trinity College in Connecticut arrived today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on a missionary trip to proselytize Arabic people and Muslim devotees to the ways of Irish-themed merrymaking.
Pablo Andreu: St. Patty's Evangelists Arrive in Middle East Pablo Andreu 2011
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This upload is our mightiest metaphor for the merrymaking of the measureless mediocrity that makes up the 21st century.
Cody Brotter: Generation Friday: How Rebecca Black Gave Millennial Kids Their Label Cody Brotter 2011
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They slept all through the day and into the next night, awakening to hear the sounds of more merrymaking—norn merrymaking, which sounded like a continual bar fight punctuated with ferocious laughter.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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They slept all through the day and into the next night, awakening to hear the sounds of more merrymaking—norn merrymaking, which sounded like a continual bar fight punctuated with ferocious laughter.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
strev commented on the word merrymaking
then she had a little lamb
April 2, 2009