Meaning

noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

origin1590s, from Middle French desbaucher (“entice from work or duty”), from Old French desbauchier (“to lead astray”), from des- + bauch (“beam”), from Frankish *balkō, from Proto-Germanic *balkô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, plank”); latter origin of balk. Evolution of sense unclear; may be literally “to shave/trim wood to make a beam” or may be “to leave/lure someone from a workshop”,…

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0