ORGY


Meaning of ORGY in English

/ ˈɔːdʒi; NAmE ˈɔːrdʒi/ noun ( pl. -ies )

1.

a party at which there is a lot of eating, drinking and sexual activity :

a drunken orgy

2.

orgy (of sth) ( disapproving ) an extreme amount of a particular activity :

The rebels went on an orgy of killing.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: originally plural, from French orgies , via Latin from Greek orgia secret rites or revels.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.