"greedfest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: greedfests [plural]
Etymology: greed + -fest Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|greed|fest}} greed + -fest Head templates: {{en-noun}} greedfest (plural greedfests)
  1. (informal) An event characterized by greed. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-greedfest-en-noun-Pp7uuU0K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fest

Inflected forms

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