If you have an orgy of presents or snacks or even new ideas, you have so many it's almost obscene. In this figurative use, orgy means an event where there is just too much of a good thing!
A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See
Noun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Noun
secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
Noun
any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
n.
A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies
Orgy
A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See
Usage Examples
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.
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Other Usage ExamplesMy favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's about a king who literally gets eaten alive by all the women in the play in a kind of orgy - it's related to the word 'bacchanal' - and I loved that idea of animalistic chaos and following our own desires.