rager

plural ragers

1. uncommonOne who rages.

   Ragers are feared and detested by teachers for their potential to destroy a lesson.

   2005, Paul Blum, Teacher's Guide to Anger Management, page 51

2. AustraliaNew ZealandUSslangA boisterous and out of control party.

   The homeowner theorized that the intruders saw that the house was up for sale and targeted it for their rager.

   2022 June 22, Selim Algar, “Incensed owner of $8M Florida mansion ransacked by teens wants them prosecuted”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2022

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   Clearly, the kernel of inspiration behind this whole out-of-control rager was nostalgia for less politically correct times.

   2016 December 7, Peter Debruge, “Film Review: 'Office Christmas Party'”, in Variety (magazine), Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022

   Part of the Born X Raised story, almost unintentionally, has become their big — and growing only bigger — ragers.

   2022 March 17, Julissa James, “Inside most legendary streetwear brand party in Los Angeles”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, L.A.: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2023

   Experts urged interventions to break the fever, but unlike the last mini-mania, in 2016-17, policy makers pretty much did nothing while the Bank of Canada, understandably concerned about the pandemic-beset economy, made sure money stayed cheap. The house party kept on partying. It was a rager, and no one called the cops.

   2022 June 10, “Canada’s housing frenzy was the party of all parties. Get ready for a hangover”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, O.N.: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2022

   Synonyms: rage

3. slangA raging erection; a massive erection of the penis.

plural Ragers

1. A surname.