carousal /kəˈɹaʊz(ə)l/ noun1 •The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.—The sun vvas set—they had done their vvork; the nymphs had tied up their hair afresh—and the svvains vvere preparing for a carousal— […] — 1765 formscarousals