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 orgy orgy /ˈɔrdʒi/

noun

  1. () Secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity  ( orgy )
    secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
  2. () Any act of immoderate indulgence  ( binge [Informal] , splurge [Informal] , orgy )
    any act of immoderate indulgence
     An orgy of shopping
    an orgy of shopping
     An emotional binge
    an emotional binge
     A splurge of spending
    a splurge of spending
  3. A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity  ( bacchanal , bacchanalia , debauchery , debauch , drunken revelry , orgy , riot [Archaic] , saturnalia )
    a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
     The city's nightlife is infamous for its wild debauch.
    The city's nightlife is infamous for its wild debauch.