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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Roister
Description: Roister is a verb that means to engage in boisterous revelry.
The Latin word rusticus (ROOS tea coos) meaning ‘rustic’ or ‘rural.’ In time, the word’s meaning shifted and roister became a verb that described the act of celebrating in a loud and boisterous way.
I can still remember all the noise and ruckus outside when the Cubs won the world series. I could hear rowdy fans roister well into the night.