Feierbiest

German

Etymology

From Feier or feiern +‎ Biest, calque of Dutch feestbeest, itself probably a calque of English party animal. Coined in 2010 by Louis van Gaal, then coach of Bayern Munich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌbiːst/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Fei‧er‧biest

Noun

Feierbiest n (strong, genitive Feierbiestes or Feierbiests, plural Feierbiester)

1. (informal) party animal

   Synonym: Partylöwe

Declension

Declension of Feierbiest [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Feierbiest	die	Feierbiester
genitive	eines	des	Feierbiestes, Feierbiests	der	Feierbiester
dative	einem	dem	Feierbiest, Feierbieste1	den	Feierbiestern
accusative	ein	das	Feierbiest	die	Feierbiester

¹Now rare, see notes.