surboum

French

Etymology

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

Noun

surboum f (plural surboums)

party
Tu vas à la surboum de Machin ?

Usage notes

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

References

“surboum” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

“surboum” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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