an exciting, energetic musical performance, esp. in popular music
rave-up in American English
(ˈreivˌʌp)
noun
Brit informal
a party, esp. a wild one
Word origin
[1965–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, double-book, genetic engineering, overdub, wraparound
Examples of 'rave-up' in a sentence
rave-up
We are promised 'sparkly dining and a right festive rave-up'.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Then the neon-lit rave-up never stops over 12 pulstaing tracks.
The Sun (2007)
However, we shouldn't dismiss the prom as just another teenage rave-up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Sure, it was an exhausting test of fitness, mettle and endurance, but it was followed by a well-deserved rave-up.