Orgy
noun
A wild party with a lot of alcohol, food, and often sexual activity.
The event soon degenerated into an orgy of eating and drinking.
Often appears as...
- orgy of violence
- orgy of destruction
noun
An excessive or unrestrained indulgence in an activity.
The celebration was an orgy of shopping and spending.
Often appears as...
- orgy of spending
- orgy of consumption
noun
A wild party with a lot of alcohol, food, and often sexual activity.
The event soon degenerated into an orgy of eating and drinking.
Often appears as...
- orgy of violence
- orgy of destruction
noun
An excessive or unrestrained indulgence in an activity.
The celebration was an orgy of shopping and spending.
Often appears as...
- orgy of spending
- orgy of consumption
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Often associated with ancient rituals or modern wild behavior. May offend if used carelessly in conversation.
He compared the concert to an ancient Greek orgy.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
'Orgy' is informal and can be inappropriate in professional or formal settings.
The tabloids described the celebrity's party as an orgy.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative undertone, suggesting loss of control or excessive indulgence.
The media decried the event as an orgy of decadence.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Often associated with ancient rituals or modern wild behavior. May offend if used carelessly in conversation.
He compared the concert to an ancient Greek orgy.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
'Orgy' is informal and can be inappropriate in professional or formal settings.
The tabloids described the celebrity's party as an orgy.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative undertone, suggesting loss of control or excessive indulgence.
The media decried the event as an orgy of decadence.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Often associated with ancient rituals or modern wild behavior. May offend if used carelessly in conversation.
He compared the concert to an ancient Greek orgy.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
'Orgy' is informal and can be inappropriate in professional or formal settings.
The tabloids described the celebrity's party as an orgy.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative undertone, suggesting loss of control or excessive indulgence.
The media decried the event as an orgy of decadence.
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Eli the eel: A...
or hundreds of thousands, of other eels gather in large, intertwined masses and release their eggs and sperm in a giant orgy known as panmixia. A couple of days after the eggs are laid, they hatch, and the cycle begins again. And because we've never seen the adult eels returning up the fresh water rivers,
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A Grumpy Shoebill...
lollipop three and then he laid it on a plate at the barbie fierce assassin emmanuel macvittie you know the new lad we got from mayor blackboard rovers for three point four trill you know the the winger who in turn plays at hadley to kemp to harley to kemp to fry to tenant to orgy who in turn
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How healthy living...
for most of the year. There was the washing of hands. I had to do that properly. And my immunologist told me that I should also wipe down all of the remote controls and iPhones in my house, because those are just orgies of germs.
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The wild sex lives of...
when strong tidal currents carry the fertilized eggs away from corals and other voracious predators on the reef. An orgy might seem like a rather flamboyant way to breed, but sex in the sea is a surprisingly inventive affair.
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How fire shapes...
a kind of fire orgy it tends to end with an ecological fire family while many nations looked over looked across the spectrum of really wrecked landscapes and and adopted a program of state-sponsored conservation to protect
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Is this the most...
A procession of segmented creatures moves across the sea floor. Up ahead, hundreds have begun shedding their exoskeletons and piling on top of one another in what appears to be... a massive orgy.
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My year reading a book...
And I read about an orgy in a tree in Angola. But perhaps the most amazing example of the lengths that people were prepared to go to to help me read the world, came towards the end of my quest,
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Weaving narratives in...
orgy as I said he swore too much there was an important lesson for me in that Pietro was suspicious of formal art training art history training because he was he feared that it filled people up
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These Rare Giraffes Were...
del Desiro from a coke orgy 2nd ed Emily says you get a perdre rosatom oh no fella totally Tijuana the jacket ray sadly in my career I've seen poached elephants before at multiple stages of
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The Strange and...
orgy on this tray land snails are hermaphroditic so they actually have both male and female reproductive parts
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Eli the eel: A...
or hundreds of thousands, of other eels gather in large, intertwined masses and release their eggs and sperm in a giant orgy known as panmixia. A couple of days after the eggs are laid, they hatch, and the cycle begins again. And because we've never seen the adult eels returning up the fresh water rivers,
Video examples
A Grumpy Shoebill...
lollipop three and then he laid it on a plate at the barbie fierce assassin emmanuel macvittie you know the new lad we got from mayor blackboard rovers for three point four trill you know the the winger who in turn plays at hadley to kemp to harley to kemp to fry to tenant to orgy who in turn
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How healthy living...
for most of the year. There was the washing of hands. I had to do that properly. And my immunologist told me that I should also wipe down all of the remote controls and iPhones in my house, because those are just orgies of germs.
Video examples
The wild sex lives of...
when strong tidal currents carry the fertilized eggs away from corals and other voracious predators on the reef. An orgy might seem like a rather flamboyant way to breed, but sex in the sea is a surprisingly inventive affair.
Video examples
How fire shapes...
a kind of fire orgy it tends to end with an ecological fire family while many nations looked over looked across the spectrum of really wrecked landscapes and and adopted a program of state-sponsored conservation to protect
Video examples
Is this the most...
A procession of segmented creatures moves across the sea floor. Up ahead, hundreds have begun shedding their exoskeletons and piling on top of one another in what appears to be... a massive orgy.
Video examples
My year reading a book...
And I read about an orgy in a tree in Angola. But perhaps the most amazing example of the lengths that people were prepared to go to to help me read the world, came towards the end of my quest,
Video examples
Weaving narratives in...
orgy as I said he swore too much there was an important lesson for me in that Pietro was suspicious of formal art training art history training because he was he feared that it filled people up
Video examples
These Rare Giraffes Were...
del Desiro from a coke orgy 2nd ed Emily says you get a perdre rosatom oh no fella totally Tijuana the jacket ray sadly in my career I've seen poached elephants before at multiple stages of
Video examples
The Strange and...
orgy on this tray land snails are hermaphroditic so they actually have both male and female reproductive parts
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Monica Hesse
American Writer
When Holly Madison, Hef's former chief girlfriend, came out with a tell-all book about life in the Mansion, the most bizarre revelation was that, prior to the man's infamous orgies, all of the live-in girlfriends were required to put on matching pink flannel pajamas.
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Hugh Jackman
Australian Actor
My favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's about a king who literally gets eaten alive by all the women in the play in a kind of orgy - it's related to the word 'bacchanal' - and I loved that idea of animalistic chaos and following our own desires.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
The rise of ISIS, the orgy of identity politics, and the political changes they brought - how could Obama not see that coming? I blame the golf.
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John Donne
British Poet
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.
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Chris Rock
Comedian
Comedy is a group activity, a verbal orgy.
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George S. Patton
American General
Battle is an orgy of disorder.
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Monica Hesse
American Writer
When Holly Madison, Hef's former chief girlfriend, came out with a tell-all book about life in the Mansion, the most bizarre revelation was that, prior to the man's infamous orgies, all of the live-in girlfriends were required to put on matching pink flannel pajamas.
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Hugh Jackman
Australian Actor
My favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's about a king who literally gets eaten alive by all the women in the play in a kind of orgy - it's related to the word 'bacchanal' - and I loved that idea of animalistic chaos and following our own desires.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
The rise of ISIS, the orgy of identity politics, and the political changes they brought - how could Obama not see that coming? I blame the golf.
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John Donne
British Poet
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.
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Chris Rock
Comedian
Comedy is a group activity, a verbal orgy.
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George S. Patton
American General
Battle is an orgy of disorder.
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