ball (2) — OET

ball2

noun

a fancy-dress ball:

dance, dinner dance, masked ball, masquerade, tea dance;

North American hoedown, prom;

French thé dansant;

informal hop, disco, bop.

□ have a ball

informal

have a good time, have a great time, have fun, have the time of one's life;

enjoy oneself;

informal let one's hair down, whoop it up, have a fling, make whoopee, push the boat out, paint the town red, live it up.

ball (2) Oxford Dictionary of English