"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.
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.
Lets say there are 15 people for the botellón, each person paying 6 euros, that's 90 euros which is enough money to buy alcohol to get everyone reasonably drunk, whereas if you went straight to a club you would pay 6 euros just for 1 drink.
by botellonista January 9, 2008
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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
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Botellón is a custom that takes place in Europe (mainly spain) which involves the gathering of a large number of young people mostly between the ages of 16 and 24. They gather outdoors to drink beverages previously acquired in shops (usually supermarkets), to listen to music and talk. This is often done because of the high prices in bars and being underage for bars and clubs.
by The_OC March 4, 2009
Get the Botellon mug.In Spain, when a group or various groups of teens meet at a park or a certain street to drink lots of alcohol (at night, obviously). A group of friends meet in front of a store to buy alcohol, minors stay outside the store while friends who are 18+ buy the drinks, everyone pays their part, but in some cases some people are invited, because she/he is not from the group but a friend of a friend.
Normally everyone brings their own alcohol, some people take sips from other people's glasses/bottles (those are called "gorrones" or "jetas") and some of them don't even drink (they only come to socialize) though it's rare to see.
You can see groups that are separated but some of them go there to meet other groups or to meet new people. If you come to a "botellón" in Spain, don't go by yourself unless you're really good at making friends, because it will be difficult for you to socialize. It will be easier to come with at least one or two friends.
When there's a big festivity in a city like "Halloween", "Carnival", "New Year's Eve", "Pilares" (Zaragoza), "Las Fallas" (Valencia)... parks will be full of people doing "botellón". A group of "botellones" are called a "Macro Botellon".
This concept originated when minors wanted to party and get fucked up but weren't allowed at night clubs. This, of course, is illegal because of the noise, but there are so many people doing this that the police can't control all of them, also when you're caught doing it, you just go somewhere else.
Normally everyone brings their own alcohol, some people take sips from other people's glasses/bottles (those are called "gorrones" or "jetas") and some of them don't even drink (they only come to socialize) though it's rare to see.
You can see groups that are separated but some of them go there to meet other groups or to meet new people. If you come to a "botellón" in Spain, don't go by yourself unless you're really good at making friends, because it will be difficult for you to socialize. It will be easier to come with at least one or two friends.
When there's a big festivity in a city like "Halloween", "Carnival", "New Year's Eve", "Pilares" (Zaragoza), "Las Fallas" (Valencia)... parks will be full of people doing "botellón". A group of "botellones" are called a "Macro Botellon".
This concept originated when minors wanted to party and get fucked up but weren't allowed at night clubs. This, of course, is illegal because of the noise, but there are so many people doing this that the police can't control all of them, also when you're caught doing it, you just go somewhere else.
+Vamos a celebrar el fin de curso este Viernes, ¿te vienes de botellón?
-Vale, me apunto ¿a qué hora?
+Ayer no te vi por la Ribera, ¿no te dijeron que había botellon?
-Si que fui, pero me perdí con tanta gente, eso más bien era un Macro Botellón.
-Vale, me apunto ¿a qué hora?
+Ayer no te vi por la Ribera, ¿no te dijeron que había botellon?
-Si que fui, pero me perdí con tanta gente, eso más bien era un Macro Botellón.
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