beanfeast

[ been-feest ]

/ ˈbinˌfist /

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noun Chiefly British Slang.

(formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.

a celebration or festive occasion, especially when a meal is provided.

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Also bean·fest

[been-fest]. /ˈbinˌfɛst/.

Origin of beanfeast

First recorded in 1795–1805; bean + feast

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How to use beanfeast in a sentence

It was known as the feast of Akitu, and it was celebrated in April.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mythic origin of the feast was the creation of the world by the god Marduk.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Given the somewhat macabre origins of the feast, many of the celebrations were designed to placate the gods.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A French green bean salad with warm goat cheese reminds Ina Garten of having lunch in Paris.
The Barefoot Contessa’s Tasty Trip to Paris|Ina Garten|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Feast your eyes on the ‘top-grain leather,’ ‘original’ design, gilded pages.
Rand Paul’s Many Leather-Bound Books|Olivia Nuzzi|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In both cases the decision was made at a feast, and in favour of the one who “loved much.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
They were just about to celebrate tabagie, or a solemn feast, over his last farewell.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
In the spring of 1880 she went again to Paris, only to "feast on things artistic."
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Death comes in, the bread at the feast turns black, the hound falls down—and so on.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
But strangest of all the dishes at the Tagal's feast was one prepared from a kind of beetle.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade

British Dictionary definitions for beanfeast

beanfeast

/ (ˈbiːnˌfiːst) /

noun British informal

an annual dinner given by employers to employees

any festive or merry occasion

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