Party Vocabulary

noun a severe headache or other aftereffects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol

• She woke up with a terrible hangover after the office party.
• I can't believe how bad my hangover is from last night!
• I feel like I got hit by a truck with this hangover.
• The consequences of his actions left him with a moral hangover.

noun A large, lively party or celebration, especially one involving dancing and music.

• The company organized a grand shindig to celebrate its anniversary.
• Hey, are you coming to the shindig at Jake's place tonight?
• I heard there's gonna be a sick shindig at the beach this weekend.
• The political debate turned into a shindig with all the heated arguments.

noun a loud, enthusiastic expression of enjoyment, excitement, or celebration

verb to engage in lively and noisy festivities or celebrations

• The guests were encouraged to whoop it up and celebrate the success of the project.
• Let's whoop it up at the party tonight!
• We're gonna whoop it up at the concert, it's gonna be lit!
• After a long week of hard work, it was time to whoop it up and relax on the weekend.

noun a noisy, exuberant celebration or party

interjection used to express excitement or joy

• The audience erupted in cheers and applause, expressing their joy with a resounding 'whoopee'.
• I won the lottery! Whoopee!
• I aced my exam, so I'm going out to celebrate with some whoopee!
• His promotion at work was like winning the jackpot, he couldn't contain his whoopee.

noun a social gathering before an event, typically involving drinking alcohol

verb to engage in pre-event drinking or socializing

• Before attending the event, the group decided to engage in pre-gaming at a nearby bar.
• We always have a blast pre-gaming before concerts.
• Let's get the party started by pregaming at my place!
• She considered reading the book's introduction as pregaming before diving into the complex plot.

noun a gerund form of the verb 'pre-drink', referring to the act of consuming alcoholic beverages before going out to a social event or party

• It is not advisable to engage in pre-drinking before attending the formal event.
• Let's have a few drinks at home before heading out to the party, we can pre-drink!
• We're gonna pre-drink at my place before hitting the club tonight.
• She always pre-drinks with positivity before facing any challenges in life.