spree

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Etymology[edit]

1804, from Irish spraoi ‎(“fun, sport”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse sprækr, sprakr ‎(“lively, vigorous, sprightly”), from Proto-Germanic *sprakjaz, *sprakją, *spruką ‎(“branch, sprout, splinter”), from Proto-Indo-European *(a)sp(h)arag-, *(a)sprāg- ‎(“sprout”). Cognate with Icelandic sprækr ‎(“sprightly”), Norwegian spræk ‎(“cheerful, lively”), Swedish dialectal sprygg ‎(“active, brisk”). More at spry.

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spree ‎(plural sprees)

  1. A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
  2. Uninhibited activity.

Usage notes[edit]

Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.

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