beanfeast

American  

[been-feest] / ˈbinˌfist /

Also beanfest

noun

Chiefly British Slang.

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

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

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beanfeast British  

/ ˈbiːnˌfiːst /

noun

1. an annual dinner given by employers to employees

2. any festive or merry occasion

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Etymology

Origin of beanfeast

First recorded in 1795–1805; bean + feast

Example Sentences

Britons, however, were not disturbed by the slackening of "the foreign invasion," liked to think of the Coronation as an exclusively British beanfeast.

From Time Magazine Archive

On this particular occasion, however, the foreman had received an invitation to a beanfeast at Epping.

From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George

Tossing is not the sort of pastime any fellow would choose for fun, not if he were the party to be tossed, though it is a beanfeast for the onlookers.

From Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front by Hales, A. G. (Alfred Greenwood)

"Look too much as if we were out for a beanfeast, my boy," objected his father.

From In Brief Authority by Anstey, F.

"Our annual holiday," "Stocktaking day," "Our annual beanfeast," "Closed for repairs."

From The Grandchildren of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel