orgy

[or·gy]

If you have an orgy of presents or snacks or even new ideas, you have so many it's almost obscene. In this figurative use, orgy means an event where there is just too much of a good thing!

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A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies

Noun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Noun
secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity

Noun
any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"


n.
A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies


Orgy

Or"gy , n.; pl. Orgies . A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies

A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies

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Usage Examples

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

My favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's about a king who literally gets eaten alive by all the women in the play in a kind of orgy - it's related to the word 'bacchanal' - and I loved that idea of animalistic chaos and following our own desires.

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