surboum

French

Etymology

From sur- +‎ boum where boum has the meaning of "party" and sur-; most probably derives from surprise-partie by apocope.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /syʁ.bum/
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Noun

surboum f (plural surboums)

(colloquial, dated) party
Synonym: boum

Hypernym: fête

Tu vas à la surboum de Machin ?
You going to what's-his-name's party?

Usage notes

The word is somewhat dated, fête or teuf being more contemporary.

Further reading

“surboum” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
“surboum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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