ORGY


Meaning of ORGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɔ:(r)dʒi ]

( orgies)

1.

An orgy is a party in which people behave in a very uncontrolled way, especially one involving sexual activity.

...a drunken orgy.

N-COUNT

2.

You can refer to an activity as an orgy of that activity to emphasize that it is done to an excessive extent.

One eye-witness said the rioters were engaged in an orgy of destruction...

N-COUNT : with supp , usu N of n [ emphasis ]

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