orgyor‧gy /ˈɔːdʒi $ ˈɔːr-/ noun (plural orgies) [countable] 
the drunken orgies of their youth2sexual activity in a group3an orgy of something used to emphasize that people suddenly do a lot of a particular activity, especially far too much of it: an orgy of spending an orgy of violence—orgiastic /ˌɔːdʒiˈæstɪk◂ $ ˌɔːr-/ adjective
WORD ORIGINorgy
Origin:
1500-1600 Old French orgie, from Latin orgia (plural), from GreekEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a wild drunken orgy
- What do you think's going to happen? I'm not going to an orgy or anything.
Longman Language Activatorto have sex with a lot of people
informal to have sex with many different people over a period of time, usually without having a serious relationship with any of them: · I don't sleep around any more, not since I met Jack.· If you sleep around, you increase your risk of getting AIDS.
when someone has sex with someone without intending to have a serious relationship with them, especially when they do this many times: · I've only known you a few days Luke, and I don't go in for casual sex.· It wasn't difficult to pick up people for casual sex, but it was difficult to form any sort of relationship with someone.
someone who is promiscuous has sex with many different people, usually without having a serious relationship with any of them: · Promiscuous men are rarely criticized as severely as promiscuous women.· The survey found that single men aged 18--35 were more promiscuous than any other social group.
a wild party where people have sex with a lot of different people: · a wild drunken orgy· What do you think's going to happen? I'm not going to an orgy or anything.
also slag informal an insulting word for a woman who has sex with a lot of different men over a period of time - used to show strong disapproval: · He made me take off the red lipstick, saying it made me look like a slut.· That little slag slept with my husband.
informal a man who has sex with a lot of different women over a period of time - use this especially when the man is proud of his sexual activities: · Josh had a reputation of being the college stud.· A woman who behaves promiscuously is called a slut, but a man who behaves the same way is admiringly called a stud.
a woman who always wants to have sex or has sex with a lot of people, and is therefore considered morally bad: · Even these days, a woman who has a lot of boyfriends is labelled a "nymphomaniac'.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the drunken orgies of their youth
the drunken orgies of their youthPHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a wild party with a lot of eating, drinking, and sexual activity: - a orgy of violence and looting
- Robyn had two casual heterosexual encounters at this time, both one-night stands after rather drunken parties, both unsatisfactory.
- They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl.
the drunken orgies of their youth2sexual activity in a group3an orgy of something used to emphasize that people suddenly do a lot of a particular activity, especially far too much of it: an orgy of spending an orgy of violence—orgiastic /ˌɔːdʒiˈæstɪk◂ $ ˌɔːr-/ adjective