Riot
From Plastic Tub
| riot eusa 1. A funny occurrence; ribald and excessive mirth. 2. An angry mob; an iron fist; the people's will. 3. An unorganized, violent, property-damaging, and violently-police-repressed reaction to cartoons, laws, bank meetings, police brutality, hurricanes, etc. 4. A weekend event. 5. Wantonness, debauchery, or excessiveness; a turnip.
[edit] ExtrapolationStimes Addisson narrowly once narrowly escaped an angry mob when he accidentally stumbled into a Massive Dinner Send-Back. [edit] Non-Canonical Text"All now was turn'd to jollitie and game, To luxurie and riot, feast and dance." Milton, John. Paradise Lost. XI. 711. [edit] See Also |
[edit] DesiderataFrance has become a hotbed of riots, especially against excessive wind, heat or snow.
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