different between ravey vs raver

English

Etymology

rave +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?vi/

Adjective

ravey (comparative more ravey, superlative most ravey)

1. (informal) Characteristic of rave music or culture.
   • 1999, Peter Shapiro, Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide

     Smokey Joe's Bad Boy EP (1993) followed suit with an explicitly funky, rather than ravey, feel […]

   • 1999, Mireille Silcott, Rave America: New School Dancescapes (page 43)

     […] he couldn't see the end of the human sea: before him were twenty-five thousand people in fluo, stripey ravey gear.

Anagrams

• Avery

English

Etymology

From Middle English ravere, ravare, rafar, equivalent to rave +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?v?(r)

Noun

raver (plural ravers)

1. A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.
   • 2005, Theunis Bates, "iPod is a DJ," Time, 10 Oct.:

     The life of a superstar DJ sounds like one endless party. You get to travel the world, perform for thousands of scantily clad ravers, and earn a stack of money.
2. A person who raves or rants.

Derived terms

• candy raver

Danish

Verb

raver

1. present of rave