" rave "

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1:  to applaud a enthusiastically a very enthusiastic description, review, etc an underground party, especially involving illegal drugs

  * e.g.,  ... The movie has been given quite a rave. 

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1: radical audio visual experience

  * e.g.,  ... Raves are liberating. 

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1: An all night dance party that attracts people from many different walks of life. Many these days have become commercialized, however there are small areas which still carry the original spirit and vibe of these parties. A rave can be held in someone's house, outdoors, a small community hall, a large venue such as an arena or a number other places. Where there are a few people, sound equiptment and a couple DJs, it can be considered a rave.

  * e.g.,  ... Our basement is the "party room", we throw raves occasionaly. 

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1: an underground party and party network of people that was characterized by music, costume, acceptance of all and a resounding positive feeling. Mostly held in large urban venues that were unknown, the real, authentic rave scene died out around 1995.

  * e.g.,  ... "In St. Louis the real rave parties were thrown by La Surreal Discotheque (LSD) not these posers of today known as The Boogie Knights" 

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1: usually and most typically an underground party/gathering not literally underground where ravers come together to listen and dance to electronica dance music (trance, techno, house, etc.)spun by djs from all over the world. raves normally last from the previous night to early next morning before the break of dawn.

  * e.g.,  ... meeh and mah crew went to a rave last nite and it wuz killer listenin to space grl!!! we didn get home til 3am. 

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1: A gathering on land in the open air of 100 or more persons (whether or not trespassers) at which amplified music is played during the night..."music" includes sounds wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.

  * e.g.,  ... rave hotline: 02992 9992 

 [ "rave" ]

1: radical audio and visual experience

  * e.g.,  ... i went to a rave it was so good 

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1: The name given to an electronic music scene made up of Generation Xers that was "underground" in the early-to-mid 1990s, but which became extremely commercialized and eventually died out at the end of the last century. A number of teenagers and twentysomethings who were too young to attend raves back then now go around calling themselves "ravers" and listen to electronic music thinking that the rave scene is still flourising.

  * e.g.,  ... People who were too young to attend rave parties ten years ago go around wearing wide-leg pants and sporting all kinds of facial piercings trying to emulate the ravers of the early-to-mid 1990s. 

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1: as a verb, this word has its origins in late latin, ravo, ravere, ravivi, ravisus, and meant 'a bathhouse party' an event now reffred to as an orgy. this ancient event consisted of people lying around naked, eating lots of food, drinking plenty of wine, and freely fucking anyone you wanted. there were also often exotic dark skinned poeples brought in to play an interesting blend of drums and to dance. these parties were abandoned durring the dark ages, and, though it is not documented, it is beleived that during the renaissance, these events were once again a part of a towns night life. it is truly amazing how little these events have changed over the past 2 millenia.

  * e.g.,  ... amo ravere. 

 [ "rave" ]

1: An all night dance party. Also the slang used by undereducated people to describe "techno" music. A rave can be anything from you and your friends partying all night to 30,000 people ravin' it up inside the arena. Theres ususally some sort of drugs or booze involved and it isn't a rave if theres no beat.

  * e.g.,  ... ex.1 I went to this rave and it was mint.