rage -
noun and verb (Lifestyle and Leisure) (Youth
Culture ) In young people's slang, especially in Australia: noun: A party, a good time. intransitive verb: To revel, to have a good time. Also as an agent noun
rager, a party-goer or reveller.
Etymology : An extended use of
rage in
its figurative sense 'to be violent or boisterous, to rush', probably passing through an intermediate stage when it meant 'to go on a spree'. History and Usage: This
is an Australian usage which became established in the early eighties; it came to
prominence outside Australia as well, largely as a result of the popularity of Australian soap operas and
other television series in the UK in the second half of the eighties. The Roxy churns out an endless stream of disco, dancing, and drinking, tailor-made for
young working people who...are looking for 'a
rage'. Courier-Mail (Brisbane)
26 June 1986, Supplement, p.
8 'I still go out and
rage occasionally,' says the former sidekick to Greg Evans..., 'but I
can't do it like I used to, not five nights a week.' TV Week (Melbourne)
28 Mar. 1987, p. 4