party animal

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Noun

party animal (plural party animals)

1. (idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.
   • 1987 October 19, R. Z. Sheppard, “Yuppie Lit: Publicize or Perish”, in Time:

     . . . Tad Allagash, a stripling adman and Manhattan party animal with inexhaustible supplies of Bolivian Marching Powder (coy for cocaine).

Synonyms

• life of the party, carouser, reveller

Translations

person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties

• Czech: kalič (cs) m, lev salónů m
• Dutch: feestbeest (nl) n, fuifnummer (nl) n
• Finnish: bilehile (fi)
• French: fêtard (fr) m
• Galician: festeiro (gl)
• German: Partylöwe (de) m, (female) Partymaus f, (female) Tanzmaus f, Partyjunge m, Partymädchen n, Partygirl n, Partygänger m, Partygängerin f
• Italian: gaudente (it) m or f
• Japanese: パリピ
• Norwegian: selskapsløve m
• Polish: imprezowicz (pl) m, imprezowiczka (pl) f, balangowicz (pl) m, balangowiczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: festeiro m, festeira f
• Russian: тусо́вщик (ru) m (tusóvščik), тусо́вщица (ru) f (tusóvščica)
• Spanish: fiestero (es) m, fiestera (es) f, marchoso m, marchosa (es) f, balarrasa m or f
• Swedish: festprisse (sv) c, partydjur (sv) n