Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Participation in festive activities.
- n. A festivity; a revelry.
- n. Festive activities.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of making merry; a convivial entertainment; a gay festival.
- Producing mirth or sport.
Wiktionary
- n. joyful festivities, especially as a celebration
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.
- n. The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
Examples
“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 Herald said the day would be marked by "merrymaking" on the theme of "conquest and consolidation in the new era.”
“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”
“merrymaking" goes, from what I saw the Pakistanis firmly believed in no sex before marriage, but as much extramartial sex as possible after marriage.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
The Huffington Post: Pablo Andreu: St. Patty's Evangelists Arrive in Middle East
“This upload is our mightiest metaphor for the merrymaking of the measureless mediocrity that makes up the 21st century.”
“But as Irie was adamant in pointing out before he screened a clip of the event's earlier merrymaking, it was the kids who were "the real superstars" of the party.”
The Huffington Post: John Hood: Miami Heat DJ Irie Plays Happening Host for the Holidays
“Some Malaysians couldn't resist poking fun at the merrymaking.”
The Wall Street Journal: As Western World Flays Bankers, Asia Fêtes Them as Economic Heroes
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘merrymaking’.
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Happy, happy, joy, joy.
Feel good words.
great pleasure, joyfulness, jubilation, triumph, exultation, rejoicing, happiness, gladness, exhilaration, exuberance, bliss, felicity and 95 more...
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Words of Whimsy & Grace
abecedary, addendum, ampersand, anachronism, avuncular, balderdash, barnacle, befuddle, behemoth, bejeebers, blabbermouth, blatherskite and 465 more...
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trufutant's Words
conundrum, nonsense, foolishness, swell, cacophony, grizzled, hoary, despot, bloke, ravenous, sot, quirt and 83 more...
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bacchanal
merrymaking, bender, bacchanal, gorge, glut, surfeit, din, hubbub
Tweets
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strev then she had a little lamb Apr 2, 2009