botellón
"
Botellón" literally means "big bottle" in Spanish. A group of people, generally young, that basically get together to get drunk. Each person puts some money in towards the drinks, they buy the alcohol and go somewhere to drink, laugh, and have fun. They can be any size, from a couple of people to huge
city wide events.Botellones first started because of the exhorbitant price of alcohol in bars and
discos. It´s common to have a
botellón before going out partying. Sometimes, botellones are expanded, with money being put down for drinks, food and pot, for those who want it. These tend to be all day things, normally taking place in the "
campo"(countryside, more or less) or the beach, usually to celebrate birthdays or
fiestas.In cities where there´s
no country or beach, botellones normally take place in the parks.Generally, the "botellonistas" don´t cause too many problems, especially if it's a
prelude to partying, or if they're stuck somewhere in the middle of the country. The problems come (as always) with the idiots that don´t know how to drink and turn into raving
lunatics that go round smashing things, or drink enough to put themselves in a coma.If the botellón is really huge, like town or city wide, it's called a macrobotellón. These are the things you hear about on TV.
botellón
by lila~ on May 17, 2007 05:14:01
(spanish: boh-tei-OWN) youth gathering of drinking outside where people bring their own drinks,
mixers,
cups, and often ice. popular in
spain
Example:
i hear that they give tickets sometimes for botellón
yeah the neighbors are pretty frustrated with
the noise. that's why we're doing it by
the river