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Synonyms for paint the town
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : peynt |
| Phonetic Transcription : peɪnt |
Top 10 synonyms for paint the town Other synonyms for the word paint the town
- be entertained
- be fond of
- be pleased
- blow off steam
- carry on
- cotton to
- cut loose
- delight
- delight in
- dig
- dote on
- drink
- drink in
- eat up
- enjoy
- fancy
- flip over
- fool around
- freak out on
- frolic
- get a charge out of
- get a kick out of
- get high on
- gloat
- go
- go on a spree
- have a ball
- have a good time
- have fun
- imbibe
- indulge
- kick over the traces
- kick up heels
- kick up one's heels
- kid around
- lap up
- lark
- let go
- let loose
- live a little
- live it up
- luxuriate
- luxuriate in
- make merry
- make whoopee
- mind
- paint the town
- paint the town red
- play
- quaff
- raise Cain
- rejoice in
- relish
- revel
- riot
- roister
- roll
- rollick
- run around
- savor
- step out
- take joy in
- thrill to
- thrive
- wallow
- wassail
- whoop it up
Définition of paint the town
Origin :- early 13c., "represent in painting or drawing, portray;" early 14c., "paint the surface of, color, stain;" from Old French peintier "to paint," from peint, past participle of peindre "to paint," from Latin pingere "to paint, represent in a picture, stain; embroider, tattoo," from PIE root *peig-/*peik- "to cut" (cf. Sanskrit pimsati "hews out, cuts, carves, adorns," Old Church Slavonic pila "file, saw," Lithuanian pela "file"). Sense evolution between PIE and Latin was, presumably, from "decorate with cut marks" to "decorate" to "decorate with color." Cf. Sanskrit pingah "reddish," pesalah "adorned, decorated, lovely," Old Church Slavonic pegu "variegated;" Greek poikilos "variegated;" Old High German fehjan "to adorn;" Old Church Slavonic pisati, Lithuanian piesiu "to write." Probably also representing the "cutting" branch of the family is Old English feol (see file (n.)).
- To paint the town (red) "go on a spree" first recorded 1884; to paint (someone or something) black "represent it as wicked or evil" is from 1590s. Adjective paint-by-numbers "simple" is attested by 1970; the art-for-beginners kits themselves date to c.1953.
- As in revel : verb take pleasure; celebrate
- As in carouse : verb make merry, often with liquor
- As in roister : verb revel
- As in enjoy : verb take pleasure in, from something
Antonyms for paint the town
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