What does "Do you know how to party?" mean? [closed]
Solution 1:
Party is a colloquial or slang verb. From the OED*:
party, v.
[1. and 2. are obsolete for to side with]
3. colloquial (originally North American).
a. intransitive. To give a party; to attend a party; to have a good time. In extended use: to take drugs or drink alcohol (usually with others in a social context).
b. transitive. To entertain at a party; to accompany to a party.
c. intransitive. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). to party hearty (also hardy): = *to party down *at sense 3d. Frequently in imperative. Cf. PARTY-HEARTY adj.
[The form in hardy seems likely to derive from the expression to party hard < HARD adv., with suffixation (compare -Y suffix6) for reduplicative effect, probably influenced by HARDY adj. and n.1 The interchangeability of hardy with hearty is likely to have arisen because their U.S. pronunciation is frequently identical.]d. intransitive. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). to party down: to go to parties, celebrate, drink, etc., esp. unrestrainedly. Frequently in imperative. Cf. PARTY-DOWN adj.
e. intransitive. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). to party on: = to party down at sense 3d. Frequently in imperative.
f. intransitive. U.S. slang (originally and chiefly in gay usage) to party and play: to engage in sexual activity sustained, enhanced, or facilitated by the use of disinhibiting and stimulant drugs.
Often in the context of group sex between men at parties arranged for this purpose; cf. CHEMSEX n.4. intransitive. U.S. slang (frequently euphemistic). To engage in sexual activity, esp. as or with a prostitute.
So, do you know how to do those things?
*Source: Oxford English Dictionary (login required)