fest

[fest]

noun

1. an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination).

   filmfest; gabfest; love-fest; poetry fest.

fest

/ fɛst /

noun

1. 1. a meeting or event at which the emphasis is on a particular activity

      a fashion fest

   2. ( in combination )

      schmaltz-fest

      lovefest

Word History and Origins

Origin of fest¹

< German Fest festival, holiday ( feast ), as in Sängerfest choral festival

Word History and Origins

Origin of fest¹

C19: from German Fest festival

Example Sentences

“I feel like it’s really a time for stuff like this to shine and take off,” Mancuso says, pointing to success parks like Universal Studios have had with theatrical events like Halloween Horror Nights or its relatively new Fan Fest Nights.

From Los Angeles Times

The 26-year-old was speaking at Bracknell Rugby Club to help launch the Rugby Football Union's Rugby Fest weekend.

From BBC

The fest’s cancellation comes on the heels of Nine Inch Nails’ sold-out “Peel It Back” tour, which hit the Form last month and is scheduled to return to Southern California in March next year.

From Los Angeles Times

“There was a line every day,” Niimura says, describing the New York fest.

From Los Angeles Times

Hitler biographer Joachim Fest described Nazism as a death cult, a nihilistic movement that didn’t celebrate life, let alone try to preserve it, but instead wallowed in death and the morbid state of mind induced by solemn commemorations.

From Salon

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