fest
[fest]
- an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination): filmfest; gabfest; love-fest; poetry fest.
Origin of fest
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Contemporary Examples
From Casual Sex to Death By Unga Bunga, here are the wackiest names of the fest.
Marlow Stern recaps the fest and talks to stars like Ben Affleck, Greta Gerwig, Gael García Bernal, and Murray.
Telluride Film Festival Kicks Off Oscar Season: Bill Murray, Ben Affleck & MoreMarlow Stern
September 4, 2012
This other fest was inspired by an Eyes Wide Shut-themed DJ residency the trio put on at the nightclub Pacha in Ibiza.
My favorite drink-a-long doc of the fest was Sounds Like Teen Spirit.
Historical Examples
The cause of the appearance was the close of the October Fest.
SaunteringsCharles Dudley Warner
So the great grassy meadow at Munich, any morning during the October Fest, is strewn with empty beermugs.
Summer in a Garden, and Calvin, A Study Of CharacterCharles Dudley Warner
So regete sich der Christus, dass sie so fest wurden dass der Teufel fliechen musste.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2J. H. Merle D'Aubign
And the same tyme duke William of Holand came into England; but he was not at that fest.
The city was splendidly decorated with flags, and the "Fest" was a grand success in every respect.
The Youthful WandererGeorge H. Heffner
fest
- a meeting or event at which the emphasis is on a particular activitya fashion fest
- (in combination)schmaltz-fest; lovefest
Word Origin
C19: from German Fest festival
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Word Origin and History for fest
see -fest.
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