Meanings
nounparty animal (plural party animals)
plural party animals
- idiomaticA person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.
. . . Tad Allagash, a stripling adman and Manhattan party animal with inexhaustible supplies of Bolivian Marching Powder (coy for cocaine).
1987 October 19, R. Z. Sheppard, “Yuppie Lit: Publicize or Perish”, in TIME, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2008Synonyms: carouser, life of the party, reveller
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.
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Translations
Czech kalič, lev salónů
- kaličperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- lev salónůperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Dutch feestbeest, fuifnummer
- feestbeestperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- fuifnummerperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Finnish bilehile
- bilehileperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
French fêtard
- fêtardperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
German Partylöwe, Partymaus
- Partylöweperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- Partymausperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- Tanzmausperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- Partyjungeperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- Partymädchenperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- Partygirlperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- Partygängerperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- Partygängerinperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Italian gaudente
- gaudenteperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Japanese パーリーピーポー
- パーリーピーポー (pārī pīpō)person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Korean 파티광
- 파티광 (patigwang)person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Norwegian selskapsløve
- selskapsløveperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Polish imprezowicz, imprezowiczka
- imprezowiczperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- imprezowiczkaperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- balangowiczperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- balangowiczkaperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Portuguese festeiro, festeira
- festeiroperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- festeiraperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Russian тусо́вщик, тусо́вщица
- тусо́вщик (tusóvščik)person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- тусо́вщица (tusóvščica)person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Spanish fiestero, fiestera
- fiesteroperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- fiesteraperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- marchosoperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- marchosaperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- balarrasaperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Swedish festprisse, partydjur
- festprisseperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
- partydjurperson known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties
Cite this entry
APA
party animal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20animal
MLA
“party animal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20animal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “party animal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20animal.
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