A is an old and renowned author and B is a much younger girl who admires A. As time goes on they get closer, A says "I wish you had been around when I was younger". The B says to her friend "OMG, can you imagine? I would've raged so hard at Joan Didion's parties."

What does she mean by saying she would've raged so hard at Joan Didion's parties???

Thanks in advance!!

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A is an old and renowned author and B is a much younger girl who admires A. As time goes on they get closer, A says "I wish you had been around when I was younger". The B says to her friend "OMG, can you imagine? I would've raged so hard at Joan Didion's parties."

What does she mean by saying she would've raged so hard at Joan Didion's parties???

Thanks in advance!!

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She means she would have partied hard! Lots of alcohol, maybe some drugs etc.

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When B says she would've raged so hard at Joan Didion's parties, she means that if she had been around when A was younger and attended her parties, she would have had a great time and enjoyed herself very much. Raging here means having a lot of fun and being very energetic at the parties.

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Maybe it's worth adding to the other replies that I'm a native speaker and I clicked here to find out what the answer was!  I've never heard "rage" used in this way.