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orgy

or·gy [ áwrjee ]


noun  (plural or·gies)
Definition:
 
1. group sex party: a gathering at which a group of people indulge in unrestrained sexual activity

2. wild party: a wild party or celebration characterized by excessive drinking and eating, with or without unrestrained sexual activity

3. period of overindulgence: a period of excessive indulgence in a particular activity or emotion, especially something that is disapproved of
an orgy of self-pity

4. ancient hist worship of ancient gods: in ancient Greece and Rome, a secret rite in which the gods of pleasure, especially Dionysus or Bacchus, were worshiped with much dancing, drinking, and singing ( often used in the plural )



intransitive verb  (past and past participle or·gied, present participle or·gy·ing, 3rd person present singular or·gies)
Definition:
 
overindulge: to indulge in something without limit or restraint ( informal )
orgied on junk food

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Greek orgia "secret Dionysian rites"]
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