-fest /fest/
suffix [in nouns] informal used to form nouns referring to events that have a lot of a particular thing or have a very great effect of a particular kind:
a talkfest a snoozefest (=a very boring event) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
fest /fest/
noun[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: German;
Origin: Latin festum; ⇒ festive]
a beer/song/food etc fest an informal occasion when a lot of people do a fun activity together, such as drinking beer, singing songs, or eating food
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slugfest [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲