rager
nounUS /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɚ/
Etymology From Middle English rager, raiger, ragere, equivalent to rage + -er.
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Uncommon One who rages.
- Ragers are feared and detested by teachers for their potential to destroy a lesson.2005, Paul Blum, Teacher's Guide to Anger Management, page 51:
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Australia, New Zealand, US, Slang A boisterous and out of control party.
- Clearly, the kernel of inspiration behind this whole out-of-control rager was nostalgia for less politically correct times.2016 December 7, Peter Debruge, “Film Review: 'Office Christmas Party'”, in Variety (magazine), Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022:
- Part of the Born X Raised story, almost unintentionally, has become their big — and growing only bigger — ragers.2022 March 17, Julissa James, “Inside most legendary streetwear brand party in Los Angeles”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, L.A.: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2023:
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- Experts urged interventions to break the fever, but unlike the last mini-mania, in 2016-17, policy makers pretty much did nothing while the Bank of Canada, understandably concerned about the pandemic-beset economy, made sure money stayed cheap. The house party kept on partying. It was a rager, and no one called the cops.2022 June 10, “Canada’s housing frenzy was the party of all parties. Get ready for a hangover”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, O.N.: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2022:
- The homeowner theorized that the intruders saw that the house was up for sale and targeted it for their rager.2022 June 22, Selim Algar, “Incensed owner of $8M Florida mansion ransacked by teens wants them prosecuted”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2022:
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Slang A raging erection; a massive erection of the penis.
- Derived terms
- dayger, road rager