What it means
In Irish and UK slang, raging pulls a neat little two-step. It can mean absolutely furious, proper boiling over. It can also mean brilliant, lively, in full swing, especially about a night out, a session, or the craic. Same word, two wildly different weather systems, so context does the heavy lifting.
Usage examples
"I was raging when the bus sailed on, but later in the pub the craic was raging, pints flowing, DJ blaring, everyone skitting."
"She was raging when the taxi never showed and she missed the only train of the morning."
"He's raging about the parking ticket, been muttering about the council for a solid hour now."
"I was raging after they messed up my order, proper stewing all the way home."
"That session was raging last night, place was wedged and everyone was in flying form."
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