Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A carefree, lively outing.
- n. A drinking bout.
- n. A sudden indulgence in or outburst of an activity. See Synonyms at binge.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A lively frolic; a prank.
- n. A bout or season of drinking to intoxication; a fit of drunkenness.
- n. Synonyms Revel, Debauch, etc. See carousal.
- To go on a spree; carouse: often with an indefinite it: as, to spree it for a week.
- Spruce; gay.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a brief indulgence of your impulses
- v. engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
Etymologies
- Perhaps alteration of Scots spreath, cattle raid, from Irish and Scottish Gaelic spréidh, spré, cattle, wealth, from Middle Irish preit, preid, booty, ultimately from Latin praeda; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“While those are three of my favorite words, this spree is limited: we're going to check out what the competition is up to.”
“If every shooting spree is terrorism then what do we call 9/11, you know? datingjesus”
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“The big do-not-miss-it shopping spree is the Sunday artisans 'market in Tonalá.”
“Although the incidents have amounted to vandalism, authorities and experts said that the spree is troubling and that they worry that someone eventually could be harmed.”
The Washington Post: Shooting at Northern Virginia Coast Guard center part of spree, officials say
“Their current drunken sailor like spending spree is sending us even further down the road of no return!”
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“I don't feel Obama and Congress's exteme spending spree is what I voted for at all.”
“* On which note, My 6-week poem spree is now fully funded, and poems 1, 2, 3, and 4 are up -- but another $3 donated to Clarion will get you three tarot sonnets at the end of week 6 instead of two, and every $10 after that will get another.”
“Putting Ted Kennedy out there asking about morals and abuse of power after his Chappaquiddick drinking spree is like asking Bill Clinton to baby sit your 16 year old daughter.”
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“These are important points, important enough that I will go on a letter-writing or phone calling spree to each and every Dem about it.”
“The shopping spree is fun, a chance to take last revenge on your soon-to-be-ex's American Express card.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘spree’.
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Jazz Era
Swingin' and boppin' slang-a-lang.
mooche, moocher, kick the gong around, applesauce, the berries, hooch, juice joint, the john, rummy, screaming meemies, daddy, cokey and 65 more...
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crime slang
slang terms for crimes
phony paper passin, stroppy, situation, clip, flip, artform, volatile, teleport, squee, futz, fizzog, hotch up and 14 more...
kargin River in East Germany between the Elbe and Oder rivers. South of Berlin it splits into a multitude of smaller network commonly referred to as the Spreewald, traditional home of the Wendish/Sorbian people. Dec 26, 2008