rave-up
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rave-up
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The rave-up chorus goes, “I’m a goin’ nowhere without you.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
And on “Johnny 99,” he brought his blistering five-piece horn section to the crowd, turning a grim tale from his stark 1982 solo album, “Nebraska,” into a full-on rave-up.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
And then, as abruptly as this old-fashioned rave-up began, the music falls away, leaving only a faint pulse of piano chords.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
As a finale, go to the bouncy arrangement of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” which shifts the tone from folk-rock tribute to country-gospel rave-up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2019
Some of his locations are a little too obviously camera-ready — a junkyard, a warehouse, the big rave-up at Burning Man — but the people who bought the TV rights surely won’t mind.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2018
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