Phrase guide
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verb
To party intensely, particularly when reckless or pessimistic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Qualifier: simile
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From the Prince song called 1999 and released in 1982. The song uses the phrase in reference to a nuclear apocalypse predicted to occur in the year 2000, but it was later reinterpreted as meaning that the turn of the millennium calls for a particularly large celebration.
