party animal

English

party animal (plural party animals)

(idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.
- 1987 October 19, R. Z. Sheppard, “Yuppie Lit: Publicize or Perish”, in Time:
  . . . Tad Allagash, a stripling adman and Manhattan party animal with inexhaustible supplies of Bolivian Marching Powder (coy for cocaine).

person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties

Czech: kalič (cs) m, lev salónů m
Dutch: feestbeest (nl) n, fuifnummer (nl) n
Finnish: bilehile (fi)
French: fêtard (fr) m
Galician: festeiro (gl)
German: Partylöwe (de) m, (female) Partymaus f, (female) Tanzmaus f, Partyjunge m, Partymädchen n, Partygirl n, Partygänger m, Partygängerin f
Italian: gaudente (it) m or f
Japanese: パリピ
Norwegian: selskapsløve m
Polish: imprezowicz (pl) m, imprezowiczka (pl) f, balangowicz (pl) m, balangowiczka (pl) f
Portuguese: festeiro m, festeira f
Russian: тусо́вщик (ru) m (tusóvščik), тусо́вщица (ru) f (tusóvščica)
Spanish: fiestero (es) m, fiestera (es) f, marchoso m, marchosa (es) f, balarrasa m or f
Swedish: festprisse (sv) c, partydjur (sv) n

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