plural ragers
1
: a loud, wild party typically involving the consumption of alcohol and/or drugs
an all-night rager
2
: a person who behaves in a violently angry way : a person who rages
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Cannes usually delivers at least one epic rager for a Hollywood blockbuster.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
Today, hardly any road ragers end up in Forest Lawn.
—Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Word spread that a new band was throwing wildcat ragers in the ugliest parts of town.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Also, not all the parties are ragers!
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The McNutt kids were known for throwing ragers, complete with kegs, eight varieties of alcohol, and women.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
That means tonight’s set is sure to be a real rager.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Hers was a Harlem rager that kicked off with the birthday girl, posing inside a Teyana-size Barbie box, being wheeled in by a quartet of shirtless men.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Grab one and flip dull parties into ragers.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
Today, hardly any road ragers end up in Forest Lawn.
—Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Word spread that a new band was throwing wildcat ragers in the ugliest parts of town.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Also, not all the parties are ragers!
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The McNutt kids were known for throwing ragers, complete with kegs, eight varieties of alcohol, and women.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
That means tonight’s set is sure to be a real rager.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Hers was a Harlem rager that kicked off with the birthday girl, posing inside a Teyana-size Barbie box, being wheeled in by a quartet of shirtless men.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Grab one and flip dull parties into ragers.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Rager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rager. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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