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What does "riot" mean?

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Rebecca

To "riot" means to participate in a violent or noisy public disturbance. Sometimes they can have political messages, and other times they may be an escalation of high group emotions. In this song, Dua Lipa has used this expression metaphorically to state that she will demonstrate uncontrolled emotions with her lover "all night." Ex: The incident was shocking. I felt a riot of emotions. Ex: After the election results were announced, riots broke out around the country.

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