rave

rave
1. (Rave) (1981↑, 549↓)
1) n. any gathering of people centered around listening to and dancing to electronic music, as played by a set of live djs. Originated in 1989 in the UK as underground, often illegal gatherings in abandoned warehouses. Often characterized by the positive, psychedelic atmosphere, influnced often (but not always) by drugs and casual sex. 2) v. to dance in a style characteristic of dancers at raves, synonymous with fluid, liquid

1) There is this awesome rave tomorrow night in a warehouse downtown; all these famous djs will be playing 2) Some clubbers don't like it when I rave to hip-hop music ;-)

2. (Rave) (963↑, 386↓)
[n.] An organized underground party involving music and dancing. Raves typically involve one or more DJs playing electronic dance music such as techno, trance, breakbeat, jungle, and ambient. Usually starting after dusk and lasting through 'til dawn, drug use at raves often runs rampant; particularly the use of Ecstasy and LSD. Raves can vary greatly in size and scope, hosting from dozens to thousands of guests, and lasting from one night to a few days. Classically, ravers have maintained a strong community spirit and have promoted an ideal called PLUR, an acronym for Peace, Love, Unity and Respect. These values have unfortunately faded somewhat since the onset of a newer generation of ravers unfamiliar with these concepts so elemental to the original scene.

Guys, we went to a rave last night, right? Cause, I'm not sure WHAT we did there, but I don't remember a thing.

Author: callinghome http://rave.urbanup.com/881692
3. (Rave) (640↑, 462↓)
An underground party in which electronic music is played, dancing occurs in a very free-form fashion. The dress of the partygoers is quite unrestrained. It is rumoured that there is ALWAYS drug use involved, but this is not ALWAYS correct. There are straight-edge ravers who don't take part in drug use. Like me.

I went to a rave yesterday. It was mad phat, illin' like a villian.

Author: DJ Matt Atom http://rave.urbanup.com/157616
4. (Rave) (356↑, 182↓)
A party in which people dress crazy, go crazy, smoke crazy things, drink a lot. To sail. Sailing is when you get drunk off of Sailor Jerrys rum, and when you drink classy shit like Mikes Hard and Stella. Sailing is the shit. To rave: To have a fucking good time.

Yo, I had a raving good time last night sailing with the bros. Yo, last night, was amazing, I was so raved out. Dude, we are definitely raving tonight.

5. (rave) (301↑, 144↓)
radical audio visual experience

Raves are liberating.

Author: sillymanilly http://rave.urbanup.com/2623271
6. (Rave) (325↑, 225↓)
1)A dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played usually in the jungles or places where nobody knows about , involves drugs but not necissarily ( depends on the person), and good psytrance music.. by professional djs , very colourful psychedelic lights, fire twirlers and lotsa peace and fun if u enjoy the music and you're trippin..its like another world. also involves sex and fire twirlers 2) full moon party with goa trance music and israelis djs and hippie happy people.

man: hey colin you comin to the rave at bamboo forest ,goa gils playin.. colin: no im off to the old bar. man: loser

7. (rave) (195↑, 121↓)
An all night dance party that attracts people from many different walks of life. Many these days have become commercialized, however there are small areas which still carry the original spirit and vibe of these parties. A rave can be held in someone's house, outdoors, a small community hall, a large venue such as an arena or a number other places. Where there are a few people, sound equiptment and a couple DJs, it can be considered a rave.

Our basement is the "party room", we throw raves occasionaly.

8. (rave) (156↑, 115↓)
an underground party and party network of people that was characterized by music, costume, acceptance of all and a resounding positive feeling. Mostly held in large urban venues that were unknown, the real, authentic rave scene died out around 1995.

"In St. Louis the real rave parties were thrown by La Surreal Discotheque (LSD) not these posers of today known as The Boogie Knights"

Author: dindin&bacchus http://rave.urbanup.com/571586
9. (Rave) (67↑, 36↓)
A gathering with different people from all over the world, it could be held in the forest, desert, or in a warehouse. Starts in the night hours and can last until the next morning. Upon entering the "rave" it becomes a whole different world with all the light effects, different generes of music being spun by local and world famous dj's (i.e Hardcore, Jungle,DrumnBass, House,Trance, any type of electornic music). Speakers that will blow you away, but gives off a vibration that makes you connect with the music. People are able to be free and open without being judged. Also, has dancers that are some of the best and some who march to to the beat of their own drum. Can be known for a place of drugs( acid, extacy, ketamine, weed) and sexual behavoiar. But is also known as a place of peace, the music is what brings us together.One must have an open mind to attend a rave. Once was a scene that was "underground", but since then has faded due to the new generation of kids who do not understand the music and only the drugs.

"The line-up for the rave is off the hook" "We are going to a forest rave tonight"

10. (Rave) (180↑, 152↓)
Free party\! Illegal warehouse party where organisers break into abandoned buildings with speakers, lights projectors and a bar. Speaker systems or 'rigs' can be louder than those of some clubs' systems. Dance (techno,jungle, Dnb etc) is played all night and can sometimes cary on for a few days.

"That rave was heavy last night" "daylite robbery soundsystem are throwing another rave tonight"

11. (Rave) (74↑, 50↓)
A dance party where electronic music is the mainstay, often but not always underground, often characterized also by drug use (primarily LSD and X)and very casual sex, but again, not always. In its truest form, a rave is a communal unity event that provides a visceral outlet for pent up emotion, replacing it with positive feeling and fraternity, for which drugs and sex are not strictly necessary. Recently, in certain locales, a new philosophy of raving has developed, known as "Rave or Die," a devotion to raving itself, rather than a counterculture or underground movement, raving as a trancendental experience to unite one soul with another through a heavy beat, and a determination to carry the same positive atmosphere, and freedom of motion and action throughout one's life. "The heartbeat will never fade, the party will never end\! I am a Raver, and this is my Manifesto\! RAVE OR DIE\!"

"Yeah, I went to a rave the other night." "Never really saw the point of those" "Think twenty odd women who took off their shirts and then jumped up and down to sweet techno music." "Man, you suck."

Author: Jack Robinson http://rave.urbanup.com/1832799
12. (Rave) (27↑, 7↓)
The only purpose of staying up 'till dawn on a work-night.

I went to this badass rave and I had work the next day.

13. (rave) (50↑, 38↓)
usually and most typically an underground party/gathering [not literally underground] where ravers come together to listen and dance to electronica dance music (trance, techno, house, etc.)spun by djs from all over the world. raves normally last from the previous night to early next morning before the break of dawn.

meeh and mah crew went to a rave last nite and it wuz killer listenin to space grl\!\!\! we didn get home til 3am.

14. (Rave) (103↑, 93↓)
funfunfun for everyone exept mean narrow minded labelers who dont know how to have fun

DJ Venom is coming to that rave on august 2nd

15. (Rave) (8↑, 3↓)
a rave is a realistic game of pacman.

dude lets check out a rave, and munch on magic pills in darkened rooms.

Author: immamotherloveryouramotherlove http://rave.urbanup.com/5694830
16. (Rave) (0↑, 0↓)
Love, peace, and happiness. The best time you'll ever have at a dance- not including Prom, Homecoming, and that Halloween Bash you had in Middle School

Person 1: Yo dude you comin to that rave? Person 2: The one at Alyssa's house? Person 1: That's the one\! It's on June 10th I think Person 2: What's gonna be there? Person 1: Love, peace, and happiness. Person 2: That's all we need

Author: MontyJ102011 http://rave.urbanup.com/5848401
17. (rave) (16↑, 16↓)
radical audio and visual experience

i went to a rave it was so good

Author: hiyamynameisclirim http://rave.urbanup.com/3804588
18. (rave) (32↑, 33↓)
A gathering on land in the open air of 100 or more persons (whether or not trespassers) at which amplified music is played during the night..."music" includes sounds wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.

rave hotline: 02992 9992

Author: Duncan Crossland http://rave.urbanup.com/2006615
19. (Rave) (4↑, 9↓)
Basically , a crazy house party . Invite all your friends , and have them invite their friends , and their friends , too . Its not a good rave unless you dont know half of the people there . These things should be huge . Sometimes , people may "rave - hop" which is going to and from multiple raves a night .

Anna : I want to have a rave , but i don't have enough friends :( Bobby : I'll bring all my friends \! Anna : Alright dude , this is gonna be crazy \!

20. (Rave) (7↑, 16↓)
1. A primitive and non-descript word used to connotate the blossoming mass interest in the undeground scene of electronic music, drugs, and parties. The word came to full-flower in the late 1990's, but took a turn for the worst in the early 2000's. By then, a wave of drug overdoses, emergencies, and public fear cast the word into mainstream television use as more and more reporters, entirely disconnected with the culture, beat it to death in the daily news. This ignorance was greatly exemplified by adding a hypen and the word "party" to "rave", which was totally unnecessary, but kept the aging, elderly people who vote good and scared, until they had almost completely eliminated any event that ran over a single day. 2. Directly after the word "rave" was thrown on the trash heap of words that cool people no longer said, it remained unused for a period of several years. A re-surfacing of the word eventually took place, with it now being used as a symbolic word, tinged with sarcasm, to mean, roughly, "beat," or "beaten to death." The new use is characterized by a completely lack of enthusiasm.

1. Tom Brokaw- "Do you know what your child is up to? Many go to all-night rave-parties and take ecxtasy, a drug known to cause brain damage in rats." 2. Friend \#1: What'd you do last night? Friend \#2: My homework. Friend \#1: "Rave."

21. (Rave) (7↑, 18↓)
Raves are also known as Radical Audio Video Experiences due to the varied lighting effects as well as projected visualizers that go to the music.

In order to keep the fact that you frequent the rave scene every night you casually refer to them as radical audio visual experiences to coworkers. Their interest piqued they eventually join you and become addicted to E.

22. (RaVe) (33↑, 45↓)
RaVe. When A Large Number Of People Come To Enjoy Electronic Music. "PLUR" Jumping Arund. Just Being Happy. Doing What You Like. Dancing AKA Raveing. Drugs Can Be An Issue. Its Your Choice. I chose Not. But What Ever. Usually Live Dj's

Dj's "Tiesto" Loud Music, Lights, Loads Of Fun Lets Rave Partying With An Edge. "PArty To Dusk To Dawn"

23. (Rave) (27↑, 39↓)
n. An underground party featuring a distinctive style of music, dress, dance and visual effects in combination with open sexual behaviour and psychedelic chemicals such as [ecstacy].

Dude. Too much X makes you a raving lunatic.

24. (Rave) (1↑, 14↓)
An intense, techno-infused party that happens before a corporate holiday party usually in a 9'X13' office (give or take a few feet). The "rave" tends to last upwards of 30 minutes and then employees go downstairs to their scheduled corporate holiday party.

\#1 : "Did you pick up the fog machine from that lady on Craiglist yet?" \#2 "No, I forgot. I'll do it this weekend." \#1 : "Ok, but don't forget. We need that fog machine. For the RAVE." \#2: "Alright."

Author: YouShouldRaveWithUs http://rave.urbanup.com/4389742
25. (rave) (19↑, 32↓)
An all night dance party. Also the slang used by undereducated people to describe "techno" music. A rave can be anything from you and your friends partying all night to 30,000 people ravin' it up inside the arena. Theres ususally some sort of drugs or booze involved and it isn't a rave if theres no beat.

ex.1 I went to this rave and it was mint. ex2. Last night I raved it up at my friends apartment.

Author: Junglistbadbwoii http://rave.urbanup.com/405867
26. (rave) (25↑, 42↓)
as a verb, this word has its origins in late latin, ravo, ravere, ravivi, ravisus, and meant 'a bathhouse party' an event now reffred to as an orgy. this ancient event consisted of people lying around naked, eating lots of food, drinking plenty of wine, and freely fucking anyone you wanted. there were also often exotic dark skinned poeples brought in to play an interesting blend of drums and to dance. these parties were abandoned durring the dark ages, and, though it is not documented, it is beleived that during the renaissance, these events were once again a part of a towns night life. it is truly amazing how little these events have changed over the past 2 millenia.

amo ravere. ravo amare.

Author: jesus cristo http://rave.urbanup.com/421234
27. (RaVE) (4↑, 22↓)
To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman. To kill mass amounts of people R. - Raging a. - against V. - Vexing E. - Enemies

The RaVE clan is going to own you on xbox RaVE Killa to RaVE Noodles "hey lets go own some noobs." RaVE 1Shot1Kill"when dont we

28. (Rave) (39↑, 59↓)
A crappy-ass store where teen mothers buy themselves slutty clothes.

Stacey had a shirt that said "Objects under shirt are larger than they appear." She bought it from Rave, can you say slutty? (true story)

29. (Rave) (13↑, 33↓)
A underground style of dance party that is advertised word of mouth or to put it another way, to "rave" on about a party to all your mates.

" Did You Hear Poppy Ravin` On About The Party Down Bello This Weekend"

Author: Keep-It Real-raver http://rave.urbanup.com/856471
30. (rave) (36↑, 56↓)
The name given to an electronic music scene made up of Generation Xers that was "underground" in the early-to-mid 1990s, but which became extremely commercialized and eventually died out at the end of the last century. A number of teenagers and twentysomethings who were too young to attend raves back then now go around calling themselves "ravers" and listen to electronic music thinking that the rave scene is still flourising.

People who were too young to attend rave parties ten years ago go around wearing wide-leg pants and sporting all kinds of facial piercings trying to emulate the ravers of the early-to-mid 1990s.

31. (rave) (34↑, 61↓)
v. to create intricate hand motions, improvising involved, while both hands are grabbing glow sticks. This art form is extremely popular at technology college parties where 90% of the people are Asian. Can be done at a rave (see above), or dance, club, party, etc. where techno (maybe trance) is played. Can be done with strings for the twirling effect. The basic configuration consists of a bent over figure-eight, meant to drive people on x out of their f'ing minds. (Also popular at CTY dances. lol...) Highly respected form of urban dance.

"Dude, you should see Devin rave... he owns the dance floor with those sticks." "Yeah, well, Dave can kick his raving ass with his glow sticks." "Jeannie owns them both. She's got raving style." "Do you rave? Can you teach me how to rave?"

32. (Rave) (2↑, 30↓)
Saying thats mean. Thats harsh

Person 1: Go f**k yourself Person 2: Thats rave, man

33. (rave) (9↑, 38↓)
A large, almost always underground party, which includes excessive drinking, many sexual activities and LOUD electronic music. There is not dress code and no definite form of dancing. But, most of the "outfits" contain an excessive amount of jell bracelets and glow necklaces, bracelets and sticks. Oh, and there is also a lot of lighting effects \<strobe, laser\> and fog machines\! To whine and bitch incessantly about how unfair a situation is. That situation is the subject's life.

1. Person 1: Dude, I went to this rave, and I lost hearing in my left ear, 'cuz dem music is all loud\! Person 2: Dude, that's so pro\! Person 1: Whaaaaaaa? 2. Person 1: It's sooo unfair\! I so deserved to go to the prom with Josh\! I sucked up so bad\! Person 2: This is yet ANOTHER situation I can use to prove that sucking up never works.

Author: Shaun White http://rave.urbanup.com/555187
34. (rave) (16↑, 46↓)
Emotionaly extreme in behaviour.

Maureen became a raving lunatic when I broke up with her.

Author: Le Boner Moaner http://rave.urbanup.com/384678
35. (rave) (20↑, 56↓)
its a party..where its dark in the room and people are all getting high and drunk. while watching people spin glow sticks. its amazing.

man that rave was awesome yesterday.

36. (Rave) (6↑, 44↓)
an expression of disapointment or appointing to someone who has said/done something bad to you, emphasis can be added by using the phrase 'well rave' derived from a phone conversation between slick harrsion and lucy monaghan

oi nah thats well rave

37. (rave) (12↑, 53↓)
A big underground party with techno and synth music and lots and lots of glowsticks. Just about everyone at a rave either listens to [Moby] or does ecstasy, or both.

Dude, there was a huge rave downtown, all these kids were totally fucked up and i got laid.

38. (Rave) (13↑, 60↓)
1. (Sarcastic) A social event which is possibly the most boring thing in the world. 2. Social reject, Dave Roberts (The R from Roberts and ave from Dave used to distinguish from cool Daves and Rave)

1. Man this party is a rave 2. Shut the fuck up, Rave, no one likes you\!

39. (Rave) (16↑, 70↓)
Wild, illegal parties which involve the heavy use of drugs and sex. The variation of [techno] music which is typically played at such parties.

I gots to go to the rave by the old warehouse tonight.

40. (Rave) (27↑, 83↓)
To put it simply, an easy way to get fucked more in one night than you ever would in you life if you didn't go, and the eaeiest way to get the drug huck ups.

It's much more fun being fucked by 20 wemon when your high than it is be fucked by one girl when your clean\!

Author: Your Leader http://rave.urbanup.com/355603
41. (rave) (25↑, 83↓)
A jampacked electronica/dance party with 18-year old Japanese girls on ecstasy

blah blah blah rave blah blah.

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Last updated: 2012.03.01

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