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antirave

adj

Etymology

From anti- + rave.

  1. derived from *webʰ-✻ — “to move, swarm, waft”
  2. derived from *wab(b)ōną✻ — “to sway, waver, swing, shake, wobble, totter, reel, careen”
  3. derived from ráfa — “to wander, roam”
  4. inherited from raven
  5. prefixed as antirave — “anti + rave”

Definitions

  1. Opposing raves (dance parties).

    • The Criminal Justice Act (CJA) was popularly perceived as an antirave legislation, and most of the campaign against it was organized around the “right to party.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA