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roister
(redirected from Ralph Roister Doister)

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rois·ter  (roistr)
intr.v. rois·tered, rois·ter·ing, rois·ters
1. To engage in boisterous merrymaking; revel noisily.
2. To behave in a blustering manner; swagger.
[From obsolete roister, roisterer, probably from Old French rustre, ruffian, alteration of ruste, from Latin rsticus, rustic; see rustic.]
roister·er n.
roister·ous adj.
roister·ous·ly adv.
roister [ˈrɔɪstə]
vb (intr)
1. to engage in noisy merrymaking; revel
2. to brag, bluster, or swagger
[from Old French rustre lout, from ruste uncouth, from Latin rusticus rural; see rustic]
roisterer  n
roisterous  adj
roisterously  adv
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Verb1.roister - engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"
carouse, riot
jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, wassail, whoop it up, revel - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
Translations
roister [ˈrɔɪstəʳ] VI → jaranear
roister
vi (= revel) → herumtollen
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