party animal
Americannoun
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party animals
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You could be assigned a slovenly party animal who makes your life miserable or a studious bookworm you don’t see all semester.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
But, much like its titular party animal, Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s film remains deceptively cunning and self-aware.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
The inclusion of a clone of Mahatma Gandhi, depicted as a party animal and a womanizer, led to protests and hunger strikes, ultimately getting the plug pulled on the show.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
One of his flatmates at the time, journalist Paul Vickers, described him as a "great party animal", who loved Northern Soul music.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
“I know I don't have to, but I want to. I’m never going to be that crazy eighteen-year-old party animal, you know? It's just not my scene.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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