spree

spree

See also: Spree

English

Etymology

• uncertain. Some theories listed at “spree” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɹiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

spree (plural sprees)

1. A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
2. Uninhibited activity.
   • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 27:

     Then all three major builders were called upon to deliver 105 Berkshires before the buying spree was over.

Usage notes

Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.

Synonyms

• carousal

Derived terms

• hiring spree
• killing spree
• shooting spree
• shopping spree

Translations

a merry frolic

Estonian: pidu, jooming Finnish: juominki German: Spaß (de) m Italian: baldoria (it) f, bisboccia (it) f, simposio (it) m, bagordo (it) m

Portuguese: farra (pt) f Russian: кутёж (ru) (kutjóž) Scottish Gaelic: (drinking) daorach f

uninhibited activity

Estonian: hoog (et) French: frénésie (fr) f Italian: orgia (it) f, frenesia (it) f, follia (it) f

Japanese: はめをはずす (hameeo hazusu) Russian: акти́вность (ru) f (aktívnostʹ), череда (ru) f (čereda) Zazaki: şênayi f

Verb

spree (third-person singular simple present sprees, present participle spreeing, simple past and past participle spreed)

1. (intransitive, rare) To engage in a spree.

Anagrams

• Esper, Peers, Perse, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere