fest
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of fest
< German Fest festival, holiday ( see feast), as in Sängerfest choral festival
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That's when it felt more like a World Cup with supporters from different countries mingling together with a vibrant fan fest at the heart of downtown Atlanta.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Access to the fan fest in Zocala plaza was hampered by metal barriers erected in recent days to prevent protesting teachers reaching the area.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Come May 10, he and Feid will headline the first all-Spanish comedy show at the Hollywood Bowl for Netflix Is a Joke fest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The last time Moore attended the fest was for the Oscar-winning body horror “The Substance,” where she stars as an aging actress desperate to reclaim her youth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Fast fasterfest Never let it rest Until the fast is faster, And the faster’s fest.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
The lame-duck status and eventual departure of Colbert from late night in May presents an opportunity for “Tonight” to gain viewers who are still in the habit of watching the desk-and-sofa fests at 11:35 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
Within a year, she went from a semi-anonymous bedroom act to performing at big fests like Lollapalooza and Outside Lands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
Now one of Seattle’s premier club fests, Freakout was born over a decade ago, at backyard house parties designed to provide Guy Keltner’s friends better gigs when their bands came to Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
Springer's daily fight fests soon matched "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in popularity.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2023
During the tyme I was heir their was so many fests or holy dayes that I werily think the thrid part of their year is made up of them.
From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord
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