beer bust

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a large, usually boisterous party, as for college students, club members, or soldiers, at which beer is the sole or principal beverage and is consumed in large quantities.

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Etymology

Origin of beer bust

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

He is the tailgater, a participant in an event that is part block party, part fraternity beer bust, part Shriners' parade and all Middle-American ritual.

From Time Magazine Archive

The group sings soupy, over-orchestrated versions of Belorussian folk tunes and looks like a polka band that got lost on the way to a beer bust.

From Time Magazine Archive

Central National has avoided anything so flamboyant as a beer bust, but its club activities run the gamut from Caribbean cruises to courses in speed reading.

From Time Magazine Archive

And I have never been inveigled into another beer bust.

From John Barleycorn by London, Jack

The tourist season is over before September 21st, first day of the gigantic beer bust.

From Unborn Tomorrow by Freas, Kelly