Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

party like it's 1999

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: par-ty -like it's 1999
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To party intensely, particularly when reckless or pessimistic.

Example Sentences

"This past year the girls in Laughlin worked hard at protesting Chatham's prohibition and at getting a reputation for the best parties in town. They succeeded at living up to their theme — Party Like it's 1999!"
"The European Union is not an organisation to do things by halves, particularly when it comes to a celebration. This time Europe will party like it's 1999. Or more precisely 1 May, 2004."
"[…] I was deep in the streets with ole friends and new ones, drinking (as usual), spot hopping and partying like it was 1999."

Etymology

From the Prince song called 1999 and released in 1982. The song uses the phrase in reference to a nuclear apocalypse predicted to occur in the year 2000, but it was later reinterpreted as meaning that the turn of the millennium calls for a particularly large celebration.

Inflected Forms

parties like it's 1999 (present, singular) partying like it's 1999 (participle, present) partied like it was 1999 (participle, past) partied like it was 1999 (past) partied like it's 1999 (participle, past) partied like it's 1999 (past)

Phrases

as if there were no tomorrow like there is no tomorrow

Frequently Paired Words

yolo as if there were no tomorrow like there is no tomorrow

Questions

What does party like it's 1999 mean?: To party intensely, particularly when reckless or pessimistic.
Where does party like it's 1999 come from?: From the Prince song called 1999 and released in 1982. The song uses the phrase in reference to a nuclear apocalypse predicted to occur in the year 2000, but it was later reinterpreted as meaning that the turn of the millennium calls for a particularly large celebration.

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