Laissez les bons temps rouler. This phrase is often mentioned in Louisiana and around the Gulf Coast when Mardi Gras is celebrated. It is well known touristically around the United States from television and radio. It is not an expression used in other French-speaking countries.
noun. verb. The definition of a surge is a sudden gust of something or a very sudden and dramatic increase. 1  An example of a surge is a crowd that suddenly and quickly moves forward. 2  An example of a surge is a sudden increase of electric current or voltage.
intransitive. 1  To flame up with a bright, wavering light. 2  To burst into intense, sudden flame. 3  a. To erupt or intensify suddenly: Tempers flared at the meeting. 4  To expand or open outward in shape: a skirt that flares from the waist; nostrils that flared with anger.