merriment

Ahead of the annual letters complaining that the Dodgers celebrate the winning of a mere division title with Champagne and much merriment, a reminder:

But in L.A., the kids began running around the stage in wild merriment, still playing, still on the beat.

There was much merriment in the political press over this because Trump is forever accusing his opponent, President Joe Biden, of being "sleepy."

As more participants joined Threads, a palpable enthusiasm, even merriment, broke out; it was like watching a schoolyard of kids unleashed from detention.

The paper also covered events such as Citizenship Day, remarking that “the catching of the greased pig afforded much merriment to onlookers.”