rave
• verb 1 talk wildly or incoherently. 2 speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm or admiration. 3 informal, chiefly Brit. attend or take part in a rave party. • noun informal 1 chiefly Brit. a very large party or event with dancing to loud, fast electronic music. 2 a person or thing that inspires intense and widely shared enthusiasm. 3 chiefly N. Amer. an extremely enthusiastic appraisal of someone or something. — ORIGIN originally in the sense show signs of madness : probably from Old French raver.
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