August 20, 2008

• Partying=

  The verb partying refers to an involvement in any one of a class of activities that typically involves a number of people - but need not necessarily - gathered together for the purposes of doing a particular activity where fun and enjoyment is a greater priority than the activity itself.

  How's that for a formal definition spontaneously pulled out of my rear end?  I wonder what the OED says?  I was just thinking... because partying can involve lots of different types of activities:  it can take place with a few people dancing to a stereo, or clubbing, or having a dinner with a lot of people, or perhaps staying in and watching movies from a dvd, or a few people with a wii, or any number of forms of other gaming entertainment be they cards, board games, or otherwise, or having food with two or more people at home, or perhaps even one or two people and a bottle of spirits, or perhaps cooking a meal together, or it can be a bonfire at a beach, or many other things.  How do you sum up all of those activities while excluding such activities as dragonboating (a lot of people, all having fun together) or marathons, or hikes with friends?  Well, first and foremost, the intent of partying is always enjoyment itself regardless of the activity one is performing. 

  Am I right?

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