noun
fest
fehst
noun
1
A gathering or event celebrating a particular theme or activity, often used informally as a suffix (e.g. "chili-fest").
"The town holds a beer fest every October."
"Their get-togethers always turn into a gossip-fest."
How to Use Fest
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA festival or themed gathering, often used casually as a suffix to describe any event centred on one activity.
Common pairings
beer fest
gossip-fest
love-fest
Word Forms
fests plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Fest, "feast, festival," ultimately from Latin festum — the same root as "feast" and "festival."