rager

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English rager, raiger, ragere, equivalent to rage +‎ -er.

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Noun

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rager (plural ragers)

  1. (uncommon) One who rages.
    • 2005, Paul Blum, Teacher's Guide to Anger Management, page 51:
      Ragers are feared and detested by teachers for their potential to destroy a lesson.
  2. (slang, US, Australia, New Zealand) A boisterous and out of control party.
    • 2016 December 7, Peter Debruge, “Film Review: 'Office Christmas Party'”, in Variety (magazine)[1], Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-15:
      Clearly, the kernel of inspiration behind this whole out-of-control rager was nostalgia for less politically correct times.
    • 2022 March 17, Julissa James, “Inside most legendary streetwear brand party in Los Angeles”, in Los Angeles Times[2], Los Angeles, L.A.: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-07:
      Part of the Born X Raised story, almost unintentionally, has become their big — and growing only bigger — ragers.
    • 2022 June 10, “Canada’s housing frenzy was the party of all parties. Get ready for a hangover”, in The Globe and Mail[3], Toronto, O.N.: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-29:
      Experts urged interventions to break the fever, but unlike the last mini-mania, in 2016-17, policy makers pretty much did nothing while the Bank of Canada, understandably concerned about the pandemic-beset economy, made sure money stayed cheap. The house party kept on partying. It was a rager, and no one called the cops.
    • 2022 June 22, Selim Algar, “Incensed owner of $8M Florida mansion ransacked by teens wants them prosecuted”, in New York Post[4], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-07-03:
      The homeowner theorized that the intruders saw that the house was up for sale and targeted it for their rager.
  3. (slang) A raging erection; a massive erection of the penis.

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raːɣər/, [ˈʁɑwɐ]

Verb

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rager

  1. present tense of rage

Dutch

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Etymology

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From rageren (to brush). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “check, please: is it from ragen or rageren?”)

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Noun

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rager m (plural ragers, diminutive ragertje n)

  1. interdental brush

French

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Verb

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rager

  1. to rage

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written rage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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