rave-up

American  

[reyv-uhp] / ˈreɪvˌʌp /

noun

British Informal.

1. a party, especially a wild one.

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Etymology

Origin of rave-up

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The next track, “Excited Delirium,” a high-speed roadhouse rave-up about unlawful search and seizure, is defiant and angry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

And then, as abruptly as this old-fashioned rave-up began, the music falls away, leaving only a faint pulse of piano chords.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 21, 2019

As a finale, go to the bouncy arrangement of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” which shifts the tone from folk-rock tribute to country-gospel rave-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2019

Some of his locations are a little too obviously camera-ready — a junkyard, a warehouse, the big rave-up at Burning Man — but the people who bought the TV rights surely won’t mind.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2018

Watching the old clips again recently — Elvis doing “Polk Salad Annie,” the wild, bluesy rave-up that was a staple of his ’70s concerts — Hendry noticed something he’d never seen before.

From Washington Post