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-fest

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See also: fest, Fest, fêst, and Fëst

English

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Etymology

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From fest, from German Fest (festival).

Pronunciation

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-fest

  1. A festival, a fest; used in names of events.
    summer + ‎-fest → ‎Summerfest
    Yule + ‎-fest → ‎Yulefest
  2. (informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent.
    snooze + ‎-fest → ‎snoozefest
    slug + ‎-fest → ‎slugfest
    action + ‎-fest → ‎actionfest
    joke + ‎-fest → ‎jokefest

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse festr f (rope, cord), whence also fester (rope to moor boats with).

Suffix

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-fest f

  1. place to moor boats

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