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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fest /fɛst/ n - a meeting or event at which the emphasis is on a particular activity: a fashion fest
- (in combination): schmaltz-fest, lovefest
Etymology: 19th Century: from German Fest festival -fest, suffix. - -fest is attached to nouns to form nouns with the meaning "an assembly of people engaged in a common activity'' named by the first element of the compound:gab + -fest → gabfest (= group of people gabbing or talking a lot);song + -fest → songfest (= assembly of people singing together).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-fest, - a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense "an assembly of people engaged in a common activity'';
the first element of the compound usually specifies the activity:gabfest; slugfest;songfest.
- German Fest festival, holiday (see feast), as in Sängerfest choral festival
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