ˈbækənəl ˌbækəˈneɪli.ə kəˈɹaʊz dɪˈbɔːt͡ʃ dɪˈbɔː.t͡ʃə.ɹi ˈhaʊlɚ ˈhaʊlə ˈɔː.dʒi ˈɹaɪ.ɪt ˈɹaɪ.ɪt ˈɹɔɪstə ˈɹɔɪstɚ ˌsætəˈneɪli.ə ˌsætɚˈneɪli.ə skɹiːm skɹim waʊ̯ a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity a public act of violence by an unruly mob engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking They were out carousing last night take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot Students were rioting everywhere in 1968 a joke that seems extremely funny a state of disorder involving group violence